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Fabio Panetta argues maintaining rates for extended period will avoid risk of damaging economy
Price pressures drop to 5.3% in July but core inflation remains unchanged
Figures offer relief ahead of publication of price data for wider eurozone on Monday
ECB and Fed shift rhetoric in favour of more ambiguity with inflationary pressures waning
Ninth consecutive increase comes as investors bet against further rate rises
Also in this newsletter: Why the ECB wants to keep investors on their toes over interest rates
Concern over inflation staying ‘too high for too long’ dominated June meeting of governing council
ECB hawks view decline in productivity as sign further tightening needed but some economists warn rate rises could kill jobs
House prices decline for two quarters in a row as higher rates weigh on demand
Persistence of core consumer price pressures raises expectations that ECB will keep raising rates
Persistent price pressures facing BoE boost case for keeping borrowing costs high, say eurozone policymakers
Spain becomes first major eurozone economy to beat ECB’s 2% target in almost 2 years
Gap between short and long-term borrowing costs reaches widest level since 1992
Rising labour costs could keep inflation high for ‘several years’, warns central bank president
Need to resolve financial vulnerabilities may take precedence over meeting price growth targets, says fund’s Gopinath
Brands including Barilla and Panzani in tussle with EU governments as mark-ups continue despite lower wheat prices
Likelihood of more tightening in September uncertain despite Bundesbank boss remarking on ‘long way to go’ to hit 2% target
Central bank warns inflation will be ‘too high for too long’ and signals similar move in July
Rate-setters likely to back quarter-point rise, leaving rates at highest level since 2001
Some economists believe that surging food prices in the eurozone could reverse by the end of this year
May figure drops to 6.1% but ECB president Christine Lagarde signals more interest rate rises ahead
New research shows that one-off temporary disruptions account for most of the inflation we see
German bonds rally and euro falls against dollar as investors react to further signs of cooling price pressures
Weaker than expected price pressures boost hopes of drop in figure for eurozone
Effort to push up borrowing costs expected to cut 2 percentage points off price growth over next three years
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