Economics
Inflation Kicks Off Race for EU’s First Rate Hike This Year
- Hungarian, Czech consumer price growth quickened in April
- Faster prices drive bets on monetary tightening this year
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Accelerating price growth is underpinning bets that the European Union’s first interest-rate increase this year will come from its eastern wing.