# ECB rate hike looms as energy shock pushes inflation to 3.3%

https://mins.news/en/item/41444

- euronews, 2026-09-02 05:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/02/ecb-rate-hike-looms-as-energy-shock-pushes-inflation-to-33

> Eurozone inflation has reached 3.3% as energy costs surge, prompting markets to price in another European Central Bank rate increase on 10 September. ECB economists say the energy-driven episode differs sharply from the demand-led inflation surge of 2021-22.

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