Further pick-up in inflation likely this year

Despite the persistence of low oil prices we still think that inflation in the major advanced economies will rise this year. That said, it is only likely to increase substantially above 2% in the US, while in the euro-zone and Japan, underlying inflation will remain well below target.

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