# Euro zone inflation jumps, raising pressure on ECB to hike

https://mins.news/en/item/80113

- Reuters, 2026-09-30 10:50 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/inflation-jumps-across-euro-zone-raising-pressure-ecb-hike-2026-09-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abce95ba32b780001a83679

> Inflation rose much faster than expected this month in some of the euro zone’s biggest economies, driven by the energy-price shock from the Iran war and increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates again.

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