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EU HICP Excluding Food, Energy, Alcohol & Tobacco Flash MM (Dec) 0.3%

Newsquawk Staff · Newswires ·

EU HICP Excluding Food, Energy, Alcohol & Tobacco Flash MM (Dec) 0.3%.

What it means

The EU's HICP excluding food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco showed a month-on-month increase of 0.3% for December, pointing towards underlying inflation pressures. If this trend continues, it could imply a more hawkish stance from the ECB regarding monetary policy, potentially affecting interest rates and overall market sentiment around growth and inflation expectations.

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