BRUSSELS — Eurozone consumer prices rose to a near two-year high in September offering hope that a disputed programme by the European Central Bank (ECB) to stimulate the economy may be delivering.The Eurostat statistics agency on Friday said inflation in the 19-country currency bloc rose to 0.4% this month, the first time it had hit that level since October 2014.Meanwhile, eurozone unemployment was unchanged at a five-year low of 10.1% in August, the agency said, with both figures in line with forecasts by analysts.The eurozone’s ultra-low inflation is a huge worry for the ECB, whose goal is to keep inflation near 2.0%. Inflation reflects underlying consumer demand in the economy and while double the 0.2% reached in August, the level remains low and means Europe is still short of a fully fledged recovery."Concerns about the price growth environment remain high with core inflation stagnating at 0.8% and unemployment stuck above 10%," said Bert Colijn, senior economist at ING Bank, re...
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