Canada: Core Inflation Rises to 1.7% in August

Canada: Core Inflation Rises to 1.7% in August All items inflation edges up to 3.5% Core price inflation moves 0.2 percentage points to 1.7%
Canadian consumer price inflation was largely in line with expectations in August, rising to 3.5% from 3.4% in July. The rise came in spite of a 6.6% month-over-month fall in […]


ECB to Downplay Decline in Headline Inflation

ECB to Downplay Decline in Headline InflationECB to leave rates unchanged for the second month in a rowThreat of second round effects to prevent an early easing in ECB policy ratesPotential changes of the rules reigning the collateral used in liquidity require attention
At the September ECB policy meeting, the ECB is widely expected to leave […]


Euroland: Headline Inflation Peaking as Growth Weakens

Euroland: Headline Inflation Peaking as Growth Weakens
Final Euroland HICP for July implied a downward revision to 4.0% y/y of the flash estimate of a 4.1% increase in consumer prices on a yearly basis. We expect headline inflation will remain elevated for a couple of months but gradually decline from October onwards.
Today’s HICP figures did not […]