{
  "id": 1912175,
  "title": "Inflation: Bestätigt – Teuerung im Euro-Raum zieht im Juli wieder an",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/inflation-bestatigt-teuerung-im-euro-raum-zieht-im-juli-wieder-an",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T10:03:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/geldpolitik/inflation-bestaetigt-teuerung-im-euro-raum-zieht-im-juli-wieder-an/100248291.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Inflation in the Eurozone has risen again in July due to higher energy prices, providing the European Central Bank (ECB) with arguments for a rate increase, according to EU statistics released on Wednesday. Prices for goods and services increased by an average of 2.9% compared to the same month last year. In June, the inflation rate slowed to 2.8% after climbing to 3.2% in May. The resurgence of the Iran war has also caused energy prices to surge last month by 10.3% compared to July 2025. Services also saw a noticeable increase of 3.3%. However, food, alcohol, and tobacco only cost 1.2% more than a year earlier. The ECB recently kept interest rates unchanged after raising them for the first time in three years in June to counteract rising inflation. The bank is clearly missing its target of a 2.0% inflation rate and urgently wants to avoid the oil price shock becoming permanently embedded in the economy. Consumer and business high energy costs pose the risk of wages and prices reinforcing each other, leading to inflation becoming entrenched.",
  "summary": "Die Preise im Euro-Raum steigen um 2,9 Prozent. Zwar sind noch keine Zweitrundeneffekte zu sehen. Ein weiterer Zinsschritt der EZB im September gilt dennoch als wahrscheinlich.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}