The European Central Bank raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Thursday and pledged to make the same increase in March, in a sign of its concern that inflation will remain high despite the recent fall in energy prices.
The ECB resolved to press on with aggressive tightening after it raised the benchmark deposit rate to 2.5 per cent, saying in its post-meeting statement it would “stay the course”, raising rates “at a steady pace”.
It confirmed that another half-point rise would follow at its next monetary policy meeting, set for March 16.
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