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Prices in the euro zone fell in February, falling short of already depressed expectations and virtually ensuring another round of policy easing from the European Central Bank. Sonia Legg reports.
The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns that growth in the eurozone risks slowing further, while inflation could continue to rise beyond recent record highs. SOUNDBITE
German annual inflation slows unexpectedly, adding to the pressure for more policy easing from the ECB. And, as Laura Frykberg reports, economic sentiment in the euro zone has slipped to its gloomiest level since March.
The fall in euro area inflation slowed this month while core figures accelerated. It was mildly postive news for the European Central Bank and, as Sonia Legg reports, other data was equally mixed.
Euro zone inflation strengthens as investors search for signs of a stronger start to 2016 amid a raft of key price and growth data, but German consumer spending has weakened. David Pollard reports.