Euro-zone Flash CPI (Dec.) & Retail Sales (Nov.)

December’s inflation data will provide some relief to policymakers at the ECB, but we are still sceptical that core inflation is about to start on a sustained upward trend. In our view, the Bank’s next move is more likely to be to loosen policy further than to tighten.

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