Pick-up in euro-zone inflation unlikely to last

March’s stronger than expected rise in CPI inflation, combined with the recent depreciation of the euro, may ignite fears that inflationary pressures in the euro-zone are beginning to build. But we continue to think that deflation, rather than a surge in inflation, is the region’s main concern.

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