European Financial Update Euro Zone Inflation Rise The annual inflation rate in the euro zone has been confirmed at 2% for October. This marks an uptick from September’s rate of 1.7%. The core inflation, which leaves out food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco, stood robustly at 2.7% (source). This data, provided by Eurostat, underscores increasing priceCertainly! Please provide the original title you would like to have rewritten.