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Deflation Hits Eurozone

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Eurozone inflation turns negative
By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt, June 30 2009 11:03
Eurozone annual inflation has turned negative for the first time, complicating the job of the European Central Bank as draws a line under emergency measures to tackle continental Europe’s recession.
Consumer prices in the 16-country eurozone were 0.1 per cent lower in June than [...]

Euroland in Deflation, but Trichet Couldn’t Care Less

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EUROZONE INFLATION FALLS TO ZERO
By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt,  May 29, 2009 

Eurozone inflation has fallen to zero, the lowest since comparable records began in 1991, and could fall even lower as a result of the region’s severe recession as well as cheaper oil prices.
The annual inflation rate in the 16-country region fell from 0.6 per cent in April [...]