FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation held steady a touch above the ECB's 2% target in April but underlying price pressures picked up more than projected, likely making some ECB policymakers nervous, even if a trade war may justify more interest rate cuts.

Euro zone inflation was unchanged at 2.2% in April, flash data from statistics agency Eurostat showed. Economists polled by Reuters had been expecting the reading to come in at 2.1% in April compared to March's 2.

Contrary to economists' forecasts, inflation in the eurozone held steady in April at 2.2%, according to preliminary figures released by Eurostat, the EU's statistics agency. Analysts had expected the rate to dip slightly to 2.