US EditionIHS Expects Lower Inflation for 2026
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The Institute for Higher Studies (IHS) expects inflation to be 2.2 percent this year. This is both a decline in the forecast (2.5 percent) and one of the actual inflation, which was still 3.6 percent in the previous year. This is likely to bring it closer to the ECB's target of two percent. Current market developments and policy measures have now been taken into account, said IHS economist Sebastian Koch. Energy packages and VAT cuts will signif…
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The adjustment of the forecast takes place against the background of a clear calming of the price upturn.
Government measures dampen inflation by about 0.7 percentage points, according to the Institute for Higher Studies. Minister of Economics Hattmannsdorfer hopes for "Year of the Turnaround." Government sees confirmation of their course.
The Institute for Higher Studies lowers inflation expectations for this year. Despite the positive outlook, there is no warning yet.
IHS Expects Lower Inflation for 2026
The IHS has reduced its inflation expectation for 2026 to 2.2 percent, previously it was 2.5 percent. Minister Hattmannsdorfer and State Secretary Eibinger-Miedl see this as evidence of the effectiveness of government measures. IHS economist Koch emphasizes that energy packages and VAT reductions are dampening inflation.
Government sees confirmation of their course. Government measures dampen inflation by about 0.7 percentage points according to the institute. Hattmannsdorfer hopes for "year of the turnaround".
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