Euro-Zone Inflation Stuck Above 2% May Keep ECB Outcome Open

Crucial euro-zone inflation data next week may reveal only limited improvement, offering arguments for both sides of the debate on whether to cut interest rates again.

Consumer prices probably rose 2.2% in March from a year earlier, according to the median forecast of 35 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. That would be a five-month low, but still stuck above the 2% level targeted by the European Central Bank.