The uptick from 2.8% keeps inflation aligned with expectations but complicates the European Central Bank's path toward interest-rate cuts.
Eurozone flash CPI rose 2.9% year over year, matching forecasts and edging up from the prior 2.8% reading. The increase does not point to a sharp inflation reacceleration, but it also does not offer a straightforward backdrop for ECB (European Central Bank) rate cuts, underscoring the policy trade-off facing officials as they weigh easing against still-sticky price pressures.