The main release this week was euro area inflation from May. Inflation rose to 2.6% y/y from 2.4% in April, which was above expectations of 2.5%. The increase in inflation was due to core inflation rising to 2.9% y/y from 2.7% on the back of very strong services inflation. Overall, the inflation in May confirmed […]
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