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LONDON—Euro-zone producer-price inflation ebbed in April but continued to indicate strong upward pressure on consumer prices, a fact likely to strengthen the European Central Bank's resolve to continue tightening monetary policy.

Euro-Zone Producer Inflation Eases Alex Brittain 2011

More up-to-date survey evidence suggests producer-price inflation could soon begin to fall more markedly.

Euro-Zone Producer Inflation Eases Alex Brittain 2011

More up-to-date survey evidence suggests producer-price inflation could soon begin to fall more markedly.

Euro-Zone Producer Inflation Eases Alex Brittain 2011

The producer-price index, which measures what manufacturers and wholesalers pay for finished goods ranging from tires to gasoline, fell 0.1% in December from November, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Wholesale Prices Edged Down at Year's End Josh Mitchell 2012

The industrial producer-price index for the 17 nations that use the single currency rose 0.1% from the previous month in October, compared with a rise of 0.3% in September.

Data Suggest Euro-Zone Inflation Easing Jason Douglas 2011

LONDON—Euro-zone producer-price inflation ebbed in April but continued to indicate strong upward pressure on consumer prices, a fact likely to strengthen the European Central Bank's resolve to continue tightening monetary policy.

Euro-Zone Producer Inflation Eases Alex Brittain 2011

China's producer-price index, a measure of wholesale factory prices that can be a leading indicator of inflation pressures, rose 7.3% from a year earlier in March, the data showed, higher than February's 7.2% rise but below economists' median forecast of a 7.4% increase.

China's Inflation Accelerates, Adding Pressure Aaron Back 2011

Friday's producer-price figures "provide a timely reminder that, despite the BOE's decision to keep rates on hold, the risk of a near-term hike in interest rates remains very much alive," said Samuel Tombs , an economist at consultancy Capital Economics.

U.K. Factory-Gate Inflation Accelerates Alex Brittain 2011

"The latest labor costs and producer-price data will reinforce the ECB's assessment of upside risks to price stability and reinforce our belief that the ECB will press on with the adjustment of its conventional policy stance unless the problems in Greece turn into a systemic financial crisis," said Ken Wattret , chief euro-zone market economist at BNP Paribas.

Euro-Zone Wage Growth Picks Up Paul Hannon 2011

The consumer-price index for December will be released Thursday, ahead of the TIPS auction, while the producer-price index is due Wednesday.

TIPS Gaining Favor; Fed QE Chatter Builds Cynthia Lin 2012