Plunging crude prices drag euro zone inflation to four-year low
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BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation continued to plunge on crashing oil prices but underlying price growth held steady, a hopeful sign for European Central Bank policymakers desperately trying to stave off the threat of deflation amid the bloc's recession.Consumer prices in the 19 countries sharing the euro fell to a four-year low of 0.1% in May from 0.3% in April, well short of the ECB's target of almost 2%, as energy prices dropped by 12% on a global recession and political..