Euro zone inflation picks in December before early 2020 fall
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BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation jumped as expected last month, offering some temporary relief for European Central Bank policymakers before price growth is expected to dip again.Eurostat said on Tuesday that inflation in the 19 countries sharing the euro currency rose to 1.3% as expected in December from 1.0% a month earlier as energy prices rebounded and the cost of food products rose. With inflation running well below its target of nearly 2%, the ECB has been providing..