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...German inflation fell to its lowest rate since mid-2021 but rising wages prevented price rises for services from slowing, tempering hopes that the European Central Bank will soon start cutting borrowing...
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...European companies expect their prices to rise in the coming three months by less than they did a month ago across all sectors, according to an EU survey that boosts hopes of further falls in inflation....
...German inflation accelerated to its fastest rate for three months in December, casting doubt over investors’ hopes that the European Central Bank will start cutting interest rates as early as March....
...Though in line with economists’ expectations, the fall confounds hopes that slowing inflation and a catch-up of wages would boost household spending and trigger a revival of the stagnant eurozone economy...
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...Hopes that the Bank of England will soon ease policy suffered a setback on Wednesday as official figures showed headline inflation accelerated to 4 per cent in December — the first rise in the inflation...
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...Falling inflation in Germany and France added to investors’ hopes that the European Central Bank will cut borrowing costs soon — even though rapid wage growth triggered a rise in services prices at the start...
...So at a broad sector level, the hopes of a productivity-enhancing reallocation are not borne out....
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