National inflation data published today suggest that the euro-zone inflation rate will have risen to 4.0% in October and there is growing evidence that higher energy prices are pushing up inflation for some services. Nonetheless, we continue to think that underlying price pressures and second-round effects on wages will remain very limited. That supports our view that the ECB will raise rates only once more, in December.
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