European Central Bank Delivers Forecast-Beating Rate Hike as Inflation Soars

European Central Bank Delivers Forecast-Beating Rate Hike as Inflation Soars
President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde addresses a news conference following the meeting of the Governing Council's monetary in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 10, 2022. Daniel Roland/Pool via Reuters
Tom Ozimek
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Policymakers at the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to raise the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points on July 21, exceeding market expectations and marking the first time in 11 years that the bloc’s monetary authorities have hiked rates.

The move brings the ECB’s policy rate up to zero percent from negative territory, where rates had been pegged for the past eight years in a bid to stimulate sluggish growth in the 19 nations that share the euro currency.

Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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