Bloomberg Czech consumer prices grew much less in March than the central bank expected, deepening a dilemma for rate setters who’ve pledged to continue tightening policy but differ on how quickly interest rates need to rise. The annual inflation rate declined for a fifth month, to 1.7 percent, moving further below the central bank’s target and missing its 2.3 percent ...

LONDON / Reuters SAP is revising how it prices its core business planning software after a legal crackdown against high-profile customers Diageo and AB InBev caused a backlash with its wider customer base, who feared they might be hit by hidden, indirect charges. The German company said on Tuesday it will offer a new model for sales, licence audits and ...

Bloomberg Italian industrial output unexpectedly declined in February, adding to signs that the euro region’s upswing may have passed its peak. Production decreased 0.5 percent from January, when it fell a revised 1.8 percent, national statistics office said in Rome on Tuesday. Economists had predicted it would expand 0.8 percent in February, according to the median of 24 forecasts in ...