The jump in headline inflation in March was almost entirely due to higher fuel prices and tells us little about what will happen to food or core inflation in the coming months. In our baseline forecast the headline rate reaches nearly 4% by the end of this year. But the degree of pass-through and the ECB’s reaction function both remain highly uncertain.
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