ECB Rate Hike Seen as Increasingly Likely Amid Eurozone Inflation
Spain's inflation rate has surged to more than double the European Central Bank's target of 2%, while France's reading exceeded expectations.
The data from both countries strengthens the case for an interest rate hike next month by the ECB.
Paul Hollingsworth, head of developed market economics at BNP Paribas, believes that an ECB rate hike is now 'all but nailed on'.