Italian inflation surges above 4%, in headache for PM Meloni - Yahoo Finance

ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose 2.0% in September from ‌the month before, with the annual ‌inflation rate jumping to 4.1%, from August's 3.2% amid ​sky-high energy costs due to turmoil in the Middle East. The jump in inflation makes life harder for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who ‌is trying to ⁠find ways to curb energy costs for families and firms amid public ⁠discontent over the cost of living ahead of a national election due next year. The ​year-on-year reading - ​the highest in ​three years - was significantly ‌above a median forecast of 3.8% in a Reuters survey of 17 analysts. The survey pointed to a 1.8% month-on-month increase.