Opinion: ECB comes to rate-hike party with a bang
24 July 2022 |
1:08 pm
The ECB bank has raised key rates by 50 basis points, more than it had signaled. The hike could hurt its credibility as being predictable, but that's a small price to pay in these unusual times, says Ashutosh Pandey.
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