-based measures of inflation expectations (such as inflation swaps) have also declined to extremely low levels, which suggests … analysts on the downside. Our analysis shows that market-based inflation expectations, at medium-term maturities, are affected …Since 2013 the inflation rate in the euro area has fallen steadily, reaching all-time lows at the end of 2014. Market …

anticipating monetary policy moves, market analysts pay considerable attention to national data. In this paper we use the … Generalized Dynamic Factor Model to derive a set of core inflation indicators that, combining national with area-wide data, allow …-wide inflation once the information contained in area-wide data has been exploited, and whether it is useful, in order to track ECB …