Posted on 02/27/2018 9:36:26 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
BERLIN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - German inflation slowed more than expected to hit a 15-month-low in February, data showed on Tuesday, suggesting that price pressures in Europe’s largest economy are muted despite a robust upswing, rising wages and unprecedented monetary stimulus.
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Germany’s statistics office has said the German state last year logged the highest annual surplus since the country reunited in 1990. The result came on the back of record-low unemployment and low interest rates.
http://www.dw.com/en/germany-confirms-2017-surplus-and-gdp-growth/a-42706491
5 niner 7 is the new freq...message me onour old freq..
It is a residual Trump effect.
They MUST be manipulating the data. Inflation figures are low all throughout the developed world - which is fine until you go to buy anything, and you find the price increased.
Probably not. They're just holding the currency stable. Inflation is not caused by a strong economy -- it's caused by the government "printing" too much money.
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