A day after a hopeful inflation number, two of Europe’s central banks gave their verdicts. Neither offered the relief that borrowers had hoped for.

Britain’s bank is split over whether to raise rates, and Norway’s keeps tightening. The rate-setters are in no hurry to ease.

Today’s Europe Intelligence Brief covers the region’s finance, markets, economy, and politics. We pulled it together from German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and English sources.

United Kingdom — A Divided Bank

A Hold, But Split