The further rise in headline inflation in Germany, and increase in the underlying rate in Spain, suggest that euro-zone inflation will come in around 7.4% in April. This will do nothing to change the growing sense at the ECB that they need to raise rates sooner rather than later. A July hike seems most likely.
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