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πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί ECB hikes into an energy shock while Switzerland shows what the alternative looks like

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί ECB hikes into an energy shock while Switzerland shows what the alternative looks like

Eurozone retail sales fell βˆ’0.4% in April. May HICP hit 3.2%, with energy up 10.9% year-on-year, a supply shock the ECB's June hike to 2.25% cannot fix. Next door, the SNB holds at 0% with Swiss CPI at 0.6%.

Line chart of Headline CPI (blue) and Core CPI (yellow) YoY from 2005 to 2025 with 2% dashed reference line.
Swiss headline inflation held at 0.6% year-over-year in May, giving the Swiss National Bank further scope to keep policy accommodative ahead of its June decision. Source

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