ECB approaches end of hiking cycle with 25bps rise

Due to rising inflation forecasts

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
clock • 3 min read

The European Central Bank has voted to raise interest rates by 25bps to 4% in what may be its final hike of the cycle, after inflation forecasts for the region have continued to rise.

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