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The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is an indicator of inflation and price stability for the European Central Bank (ECB). It is a consumer price index which is compiled according to a methodology that has been harmonised across EU countries. The euro area HICP is a weighted average of price indices of member states who have adopted ...
In 2023, the Eurozone fell into recession from January to March [223] and also in March, the Eurozone core inflation hit a record 5.7%, the highest level since records began in 2001. [224] On 14 September, the ECB raised the interest rate for the tenth consecutive time to 4%, the highest since the euro was launched in 1999. [225] [226]
Large upwards revision of budget deficit forecasts were not limited to Greece: for example, in the United States forecast for the 2009 budget deficit was raised from $407 billion projected in the 2009 fiscal year budget, to $1.4 trillion, while in the United Kingdom there was a final forecast more than 4 times higher than the original.
Grocery inflation is expected to ease even more in 2024. Overall decreases in the cost of grocery foods, as seen in 2016 and 2017, are rare, and the Federal Reserve considers inflation of around 2 ...
The enlargement of the eurozone is an ongoing process within the European Union (EU).All member states of the European Union, except Denmark which negotiated an opt-out from the provisions, are obliged to adopt the euro as their sole currency once they meet the criteria, which include: complying with the debt and deficit criteria outlined by the Stability and Growth Pact, keeping inflation and ...
The key macroeconomic data in the eurozone countries are: General government net debt / Percent of GDP; General government net lending/borrowing / Percent of GDP;
The national average rate for savings accounts will be 0.3 percent by the end of 2024, McBride forecasts, while predicting an average of 0.35 percent for money market accounts.
However, the 2024 ECB convergence report concluded that Bulgaria did not meet the convergence criteria due to high inflation, so this timeline has been delayed. The Bulgarian National Bank and several Bulgarian politicians had expressed their desire to join as soon as possible, and projected that inflation would be low enough by the end of 2024 ...