Tag: Eurozone inflation

• Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  European Central Bank raises benchmark interests, first time in eight years

  

  The European Central Bank on Thursday raised key interest rates for the first time in over a decade with the purpose of combating inflation, reflected in consumer prices of the Euro-zone which reached 8,6% in the first half of the year.

• Friday, September 1st 2017 - 14:28 UTC

  August inflation in Euro zone reaches 1.5%; Unemployment unchanged at 9.1%

  

  The inflation rate in the Euro zone rose to a higher-than-expected 1.5% in August, according to Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office. The preliminary estimate for the month was up from July's rate of 1.3%.

• Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 06:28 UTC

  Euro zone inflation turns negative putting more pressure for ECB stimulus

  

  Inflation in the Euro-zone has turned negative, official figures have shown, with prices in December 0.2% lower than the same month a year earlier. The tip into deflation adds pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to take further action to stimulate the bloc's economy.