December witnessed a crescendo in Euroraum's consumer prices, accompanied by an unforeseen pirouette in core inflation. Eurostat's revelation of a 0.2% monthly climb echoes a 2.9% annual surge, outpacing November's 2.4%. Prognostications by Dow Jones Newswires foresaw a monthly increase of 0.2% and a yearly inflation of 3.0%. The ECB is trapped as the member states do not show any signs of reducing their deficits!