Eurozone inflation fell from 5.6 per cent in April to 5.3 per cent in May
Eurozone rate-setters are particularly focused on core inflation, which strips out energy and food prices.
This measure fell from 5.6 per cent in April to 5.3 per cent in May,
which was more than expected but seemed unlikely to convince policymakers to stop raising rates at their next meeting on June 15.
Eurozone unemployment fell to a new record low of 6.5 per cent in April
FT 1 June 2023
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The ECB was tasked with keeping inflation within a percentage point of 2%; its main problem during the post-crisis 2010s was staying above 0%.
Now, core inflation across the eurozone has topped 5%.
John Authers Bloomberg 2 juni 2023
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