Schnabel (ECB): Inflation in the eurozone peaked in November

The ECB estimates that inflation peaked in November, which means it would be premature to raise interest rates as price increases are likely to slow gradually over the next year, the board member said. of the ECB, Isabel Schnabel.

Inflation will return to 2% next year, he told ZDF television, as supply problems and rising energy prices subside.

The current highs reflect both supply problems and comparisons from lower prices last year, at the height of the pandemic.

“Most forecasts actually estimate that inflation will fall below 2%, so there is no real indication that price increases are spiraling out of control,” Schnabel said.

“If we thought that inflation would be permanently above 2%, we would certainly react. However, at the moment, we do not see any signs of that,” he added.

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Source From: Capital

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