Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted March 3, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted March 3, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Euro zone inflation February 2025 Two parents and their two children walk through a section of sweet cakes, biscuits and jam. Nicolas Guyonnet | Afp | Getty Images Euro zone inflation eased to 2.4% in February but came in slightly above analyst expectations, according to flash data from statistics agency Eurostat. Economists surveyed by Reuters had expected inflation to dip to 2.3% in February, down from the 2.5% reading of January. Euro zone inflation re-accelerated in the fourth quarter, but European Central Bank policymakers remain optimistic about its trajectory. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up from the central bank’s January meeting last week showed that policymakers believed inflation was on its way to meeting the 2% target, despite some lingering concerns. The ECB meets again later this week and is widely expected to announce another interest cut, which would mark its sixth reduction since it started easing monetary policy back in June. Markets will also pay close attention to the ECB statement accompanying the rate decision, searching for clues on policymakers’ assessment of inflation and monetary policy restrictions. The Monday data comes after several major economies within the euro zone reported inflation data last week. Provisional data showed that February inflation was unchanged at a higher-than-expected 2.8% in Germany, but eased sharply to 0.9% in This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . The readings are harmonized across the euro zone to ensure comparability. This breaking news story is being updated. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Euro #zone #inflation #February This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/232590-euro-zone-inflation-february-2025/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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