[CNA] Eurozone inflation will fall below 2% in the next two years, ECB says

[BR] Inflation in the eurozone will remain high but fall below the 2% target over the next two years, says the European Central Bank, which says it is ready to intervene if inflation exceeds the medium-term target.

This is according to ECB Executive Board member Philip Lane, while analysts estimate that on the other side of the Atlantic, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will make its first increase in its key interest rates in March, with estimates suggesting three to four hikes in 2022.

In contrast, based on the latest ECB Governing Council decisions in December that rate hikes will begin shortly after the end of net purchases through the asset purchase programme, interest rate hikes are expected to start within
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