Economics
Spanish Inflation Unexpectedly Quickens, Raising Pressure on ECB
- Consumer prices jumped 8.5% in May; economists saw 8.3%
- Data are first for May from euro zone, which reports Tuesday
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Spanish inflation unexpectedly quickened, denting hopes that the euro zone’s record price surge is peaking and piling more pressure on the European Central Bank to act.