Joachim Nagel, president of Germany’s Bundesbank and one of many ECB’s extra hawkish members, informed CNBC’s Annette Weisbach Wednesday that client value rises are set to stay stubbornly excessive.

“It appears to be like like, for not less than the following couple of months, inflation will keep on very excessive ranges, anticipate possibly for the second half that inflation would possibly come right down to a sure extent,” he stated Wednesday.

“However nonetheless, what we anticipate for this yr for Germany is a median inflation charge of round 6 to 7%.”

Markets have been pondering the prospect of upper rates of interest for longer within the euro zone, after knowledge launched this week confirmed higher-than-expected inflation numbers from France and Spain.

European bond yields rose on Tuesday after which once more on Wednesday on the again of the newest knowledge. The yield on the 10-year German bund — seen as the principle benchmark within the area — rose to its highest degree since 2011 on Wednesday.

Goldman Sachs stated Wednesday that it was rising its expectations for peak rate of interest hikes within the euro space. The funding financial institution now initiatives one other 50 foundation level rise in Might, somewhat than a rise of simply 25 foundation factors on the time.

Chatting with CNBC, Nagel additionally stated that “the journey shouldn’t be over” and that the central financial institution will “must do extra” to scale back the steadiness sheet.

The ECB is that this month beginning to promote bonds at a tempo of 15 billion euros a month till June. Lowering the steadiness sheet can also be a measure to convey down inflation within the bloc.

The Eurostat, the area’s statistics workplace, is releasing new inflation figures Thursday.