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What explains January’s inflation surprise?

Most of the surprise in January’s inflation data came from energy inflation. But core inflation was also unexpectedly strong. With underlying price pressures continuing to build, there is a good chance that the ECB raises its medium-term inflation forecast to 2% in March.

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