Eurozone Inflation

01 June 2023 Euro to Dollar Rate Outlook Brightens On Sign of Inflation Win for ECB

The Euro to Dollar exchange rate climbed back toward 1.07 in the penultimate session of the week after Eurostat figures suggested continental inflation fell further than was expected in a May outco…

02 May 2023 Euro Area Inflation and Outlook: Analyst and Economist Views

European inflation ticked higher in April for the first time since September but the more closely watched measure of core inflation edged lower in a Eurostat report that has uncertain implications …

01 May 2023 Euro to Dollar Week Ahead Forecast: Eyes Further Gains but Risks Setback

The Euro to Dollar exchange rate entered the new month procrastinating around the 1.10 handle but would likely struggle to sustain itself above that level unless this week's central bank policy dec…

15 December 2022 Europe Nearing Recession in New European Central Bank Forecasts

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned in the ECB's final press conference of the year that "a relatively short-lived and shallow" technical recession may be seen in the mont…

31 August 2022 9.1% Inflation Deepens Eurozone's Cost of Living Crisis

Eurozone CPI inflation rose 9.1% year-on-year in August according to Eurostat, up from 8.9% in July and beating expectations for a reading of 9.0%, deepening the region's cost of living crisis.

29 June 2022 Euro Falls against Pound, Dollar on Early Signs of Cooling German Inflation, But Spain's is Surging

Early data out of Germany suggests the inflation peak might have passed, resulting in falling Eurozone bond yields and Euro exchange rates.

31 May 2022 New Records for European Inflation Stoke Debate Over ECB’s Policy Shift

Europe’s inflation rates leapfrogged the market consensus again when climbing to new records for the month of May, vindicating in the process an shift in the monetary policy stance underway at the …

01 February 2022 Eurozone Inflation to "Settle Well Below Target": BofA

"EZ inflation to settle well below target and one of the lowest in G10 once base effects fade".

31 March 2021 Eurozone Inflation Miss Highlights Periphery's Plight; Vindicates ECB

Europe's preliminary inflation figures surprised on the downside of economist expectations on Wednesday, revealing in the process that the threat of deflation remains alive and well on parts of the…

03 February 2021 Euro-Dollar Gets No Help from Inflation as 1.20 Offers Formidable Support

The Euro-to-Dollar rate was on course for a hat-trick of declines Wednesday as European denominations lagged other risk currencies as well as a resurgent Dollar, and even after January's blowout in…

28 January 2021 German Inflation: "the Inflation Monster" is Back says ING, Poses Fresh Problems for ECB

German inflation for January rose 1.0% on a year-on-year comparison, a sizeable rise from the -0.3% reported in December and well ahead of the 0.7% rise markets had been expecting.

07 January 2021 Euro-Dollar Retreats after USD Steadies and Eurozone Data Disappoints

The Euro was in retreat from close to three-year highs against a steadier Dollar on Thursday after inflation and retail sales figures from the Eurozone disappointed the market, while investors weig…

02 October 2020 Euro-Dollar Shows Resilience as One-off Factors Drive Inflation Miss and Risk Appetite Evaporates

The Euro-to-Dollar rate held above the 1.17 handle in a show of resilience Friday after being lifted by the revelation that President Donald Trump has contracted coronavirus and as one-off factors …

01 September 2020 Euro-Dollar Hits 1.20 Before Retreating on Shock Eurozone Deflation Data

The Euro-to-Dollar exchange rate rose to its highest level since April 2018 on Tuesday amid further widespread declines in U.S. exchange rates although lower-than-expected inflation figures have se…

19 August 2020 Euro-Dollar Looks for Foothold above 1.19 after Scaling New Highs against Fallen Greenback

The Euro-to-Dollar rate was looking for a foothold above earlier technical resistance Wednesday having broken to new highs in the prior session, although parts of the analyst community are increasi…

31 July 2020 Euro-to-Dollar Rate Underperforms after Inflation Stirs, GDP Misses and USD Bears Retreat

The Euro-to-Dollar rate was underperforming Friday, prompting the single currency lower against most major counterparts after a volley of economic data surprised on the downside and as investors ap…

03 May 2019 Strong Inflation Data Puts a Floor Under EUR/USD but Strategists Look for Further Declines

The Euro-to-Dollar rate slipped lower Friday even in spite of official data revealing a sharp increase in both of the Eurozone's key measures of inflation, although the decline might have more to d…

01 March 2019 Euro-to-Dollar Rate Outlook: Inflation is Going Nowhere but Labour Market Offers Hope to the ECB

The Euro bit its thumb at Eurostat's estimates of Eurozone inflation in February this Friday, rising against the Dollar after official data showed core consumer prices retreating again last month.&…

01 February 2019 Euro Boosted by Surprise Increase in Core Inflation

The Euro was boosted in the final session of the week by official data revealing a surprise increase in the rate of core inflation for the month of January, which bodes well for the European Centra…

30 November 2018 Euro Exchange Rate: Inflation Disappointment Threatens to Turn ECB Headache into a Migraine

The Euro retreated from the week's high on Friday after official data revealed a steeper-than-expected fall in inflation during the month of November, adding further to an existing headache for the…