Euro-zone GDP (Q1 2022) and Flash HICP (April)

The small increase in euro-zone GDP in Q1 means that the region will avoid a technical recession in the first half of the year. But rising inflation and the fallout from the Ukraine war mean that GDP is likely to contract in Q2, while April’s further big increase in core inflation strengthens the case for a July rate hike.

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