Euro zone inflation unexpectedly slows to 2.4% in March

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Inflation in the 20-nation euro zone eased to 2.4% in March, according to flash figures published on Wednesday.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected the rate to hold steady against the previous month at 2.6%.
Price rises in in France and Spain came in lower than expected last week. On Tuesday, headline inflation in the bloc’s biggest economy, Germany, was estimated at a three-year low of 2.2%.
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