Bloody Inflation: Eurozone's Sticky Situation and Lagarde's Gambit

The Game's Afoot Again

Right listen up. Eurostat's saying inflation in the Eurozone's stuck at 2.2% for April. Like a bloody limpet on a ship's hull. Experts thought it'd drop get closer to that 2% the ECB's chasing. But no. It's like trying to get Arthur to quit the booze – always a bloody struggle. Core inflation's even worse up to 2.7%. Someone's playing a game and I intend to find out who.

Services Tariffs and Trouble

Services inflation's gone up too to 3.9%. Some say it's Easter but I smell a rat. Economists are yapping about tariffs and a weak labor market saying rates need a cut. But this is all a house of cards. One wrong move and the whole damn thing collapses. Like Polly always said 'There's God and there are the Peaky Blinders.' Well now there's also tariffs.

Lagarde's Promises: A Path to 2025

Lagarde's been flapping her gums about hitting that inflation target by 2025. Sounds like a promise but in my world promises are often broken. She’s bleating on about being 'data dependent.' Which means she hasn't got a bloody clue. The ECB already snipped rates last month but I reckon there's more to this than meets the eye. Like a Shelby deal there are always more layers.

Germany and France Weigh In

Germany's prices are up 2.2% France at 0.8%. Everyone's got their own numbers but it all points to the same thing: a right old mess. The Eurozone economy might be picking up but I wouldn't bet the Garrison on it. Too much uncertainty in the air. Makes a man want a whiskey and a good fight.

The Global Game Board

Global tariff fallout. That's what they're calling it. Sounds like a fancy way of saying 'everyone's at each other's throats'. This ain't just about numbers and rates this is about power. And power as I know is all about having the upper hand. 'Everyone's a whore Grace. We just sell different parts of ourselves.' That's the bloody truth of it.

By Order of the Bloody ECB

So what's the play? Lagarde's dancing around the issue. Economists are guessing. Me? I'm watching. Waiting. And making sure the Peaky Blinders are ready for whatever comes next. Because in this world you either adapt or you get taken down. And we don't get taken down. Not by anyone. Not by order of anyone.