Inflation in eurozone hits record 8.6% as Ukraine war continues - short news
ECB plans first interest rate rise in 11 years as food prices increase and Putin’s invasion drives up energy costs
Inflation across the eurozone has soared to a fresh record of 8.6% in June as Russia’s war in Ukraine adds to the cost of living crisis.
Figures from the EU statistics agency Eurostat showed consumer price inflation increased from 8.1% in May, reaching the highest level since relevant records began in 1997, two years before the euro was launched.
Continue..source: The Guardian - 01.07.2022