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<ul><li>Inflation has probably eased in February, particularly in France due to the marked cut in the regulated electricity price.</li><li>However, this overall movement masks divergent trends.</li><li>Although disinflation is becoming more widespread (two-thirds of the components in Insee’s index show inflation below 2% y/y in January in France), prices continue to rise rapidly in services, in France as well as elsewhere in the Eurozone.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Inflation has probably eased in February, particularly in France due to the marked cut in the regulated electricity price.However, this overall movement masks divergent trends.Although disinflation is becoming more widespread (two-thirds of the components in Insee’s index show inflation below 2% y/y in January in France), prices continue to rise rapidly in services, in France as well as elsewhere in the Eurozone.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

February Inflation: Sharp Drop Expected in France, Stability in the Rest of the Eurozone