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ECB Raises Rates 50 Basis-Points, Pledges Further Hikes As Inflation Runs Amok

The European Central Bank on Thursday announced yet another rate hike, this time a 50 basis-point increase.

The central bank’s key rate now sits at 2.5%, marking the fourth straight hike that propelled EU borrowing costs out of negative territory for the first time since 2014. “Price pressures remain strong, partly because high energy costs are spreading throughout the economy,” said ECB president Christine Lagarde in justification of the latest hawkish policy move.

Thanks to the central bank’s unprecedented money printing over the past 10 years aimed at boosting growth throughout various economic crises, consumer prices remain stubbornly elevated, with latest flash estimates for January putting headline inflation at an annualized 8.5%.

In the ECB’s accompanying statement, policy makers promised to “stay the course in raising interest rates significantly at a steady pace,” with hawkish language insinuating another forthcoming 50 basis-point hike come March. However, Lagarde conceded that the bank’s tightening cycle is impending economic output, as growth in the fourth quarter slowed to a paltry 0.1%. However, “the risks to the outlook for economic growth have become more balanced,” she added.


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