Eurozone policymakers say inflation is diverging the most in years

On the increase: European Council leaders meet at the European Commission building in Brussels recently. The commission predicts eurozone prices will rise by 2.2% next year – above the ECB’s 2% goal. ― AFP

INFLATION is soaring across the eurozone, but it’s also diverging by the most in years in a further complication for the European Central Bank’s (ECB) ongoing pandemic stimulus.

How quickly consumer prices are rising depends on where you are inside the 19-member currency bloc.