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ECB's Lautenschlaeger welcomes inflation rise but says too soon for rate move

EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger has said the ECB needs to wait to see if inflation stabilizes in its target zone of just under 2 percent before interest rates can be raised, but that she hopes its bond-buying program can be scaled down before year-end.
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Publish Date:19/February/2017 | 05:03

EU Inflation Highest in 3 Years

EghtesadOnline: Surging oil prices caused inflation in the 19-country euro zone to spike in December to its highest rate in more than three years, official figures showed Wednesday.
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Publish Date:05/January/2017 | 05:37

Prices rise and businesses grow, but ECB probably not for turning

EghtesadOnline: A sharp rebound in euro zone inflation and a better-than-expected business outlook are certain to fire up demands from some hardliners for the European Central Bank to choke off it ultra-generous monetary policy.
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Publish Date:04/January/2017 | 14:55

So, is it actually the euro zone that's strong and stable?

EghtesadOnline: The deluge of cash poured into the euro zone economy in recent years by the European Central Bank appears to have finally resulted in solid - and more importantly, steady - economic growth, along with rising inflationary pressures.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 05:10

Euro zone inflation jumps past ECB target

EghtesadOnline: Euro zone inflation surged to a four-year high last month, zooming past the European Central Bank's target and piling pressure on rate setters to open talks about when and how extraordinary stimulus measures will be scaled back.
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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 13:14

S&P sees ECB staying in support mode until 2018

EghtesadOnline: Rating agency Standard and Poor's said it did not expect the European Central Bank to switch away from its supportive monetary policy before 2018, despite signs that inflation pressures are beginning to return.
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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 13:18