{
  "id": 15594460,
  "title": "Bundesbank: Inflation will remain \"noticeably elevated\" into next year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/bundesbank-inflation-bleibt-bis-ins-nachste-jahr-hinein-merklich",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:45:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/geldpolitik/bundesbank-inflation-bleibt-bis-ins-naechste-jahr-hinein-merklich-erhoeht/100263257.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The German central bank, Bundesbank, expects high price pressure to persist in the coming months. It forecasts that Germany's inflation rate will remain noticeably elevated into next year, with the current pressure, triggered by commodity price shocks, easing only slowly. The bank notes that while there are no signs of a repeat of the steep price rises seen in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a return to its 2% target will take some time. The bank cites record-high fuel prices and expensive heating oil as factors driving a 3.3% rise in consumer prices in September.",
  "summary": "The Bundesbank expects persistently high inflation. Fuel and service prices are driving inflation, but will only be passed on to consumers slowly.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bundesbank predicts persistently high inflation throughout next year",
    "Record-high prices for gasoline, diesel, and heating oil surge 3.3% in September",
    "Wage growth and energy price increase contribute to inflation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}