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Solving inflation divide crucial step for euro

Written by Simon Tilford, 14 August 2012

"Assuming inflation falls to zero in Spain, Italy and the peripheral trio, and averages around 2% in France and the Benelux trio, it follows that inflation in Germany (plus Austria and Finland) will need to rise to around 4%," Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER wrote in a recent blog post.

Link to press quote:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/solving-inflation-divide-crucial-step-for-euro-2012-08-14?pagenumber=2