French inflation falls to 0.7%, European Central Bank keeps interest rates unchanged

Data released by the French National Institute of Statistics shows that in December 2025, France's consumer prices rose by 0.7% year-on-year, lower than November's 0.8%. At its meeting on December 18, 2025, the European Central Bank kept the deposit rate unchanged at 2% and raised its eurozone economic growth forecast to 1.4% for 2025 and 1.2% for this year. European Central Bank President Lagarde stated that the policy is in a "good place." Germany's inflation data will be released later, and the preliminary eurozone inflation figure will be published on Wednesday.