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MNI BRIEF: Eurozone Inflation In Double Figures As ECB Watches

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There is no respite for European Central Bank policymakers in the September inflation data, with the headline number coming in at 10%, above expectations and a number that is likely to spook even the most dovish of Governing Council members. Headline inflation was up a preliminary 1.2% month-on-month, rising 10% year-on-year. Core inflation was also higher, rising 1.0% m/m and 4.8% y/t, Eurostat said Friday.

The ECB will be closely watching the data, with only the final September print expected now before the October 27 policy meeting. Many governing council members are now shifting towards a view that a more restrictive rate setting will be needed in coming months (MNI SOURCES: More ECB Policymakers See Restrictive Rates).

Financial markets are current pricing ECB's deposit rate to hit near 2% by the end of 2022, rising to close to 3% by late summer 2023.

Source: MNI / Bloomberg / EUROSTAT

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