European stocks closed at the lowest level in a month

(Reuters) - The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed at its lowest level in nearly a month on Tuesday, at the start of a week in which major central banks announce their monetary policies, while energy stocks fell, with Pearson leading declines among media companies.

The German economy is witnessing a sudden jump in inflation

The readings for Europe's largest economy puts more pressure on the European Central Bank, as after inflation hit  France, the euro-era and Spanish record this week a jump in price growth which defied estimates.

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