ECB keeps interest rates on hold despite eurozone inflation fears
Key deposit rate kept at 2% even as recovery starts to drive up price growth across blocThe European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold on Thursday for the third...
By Phillip Inman · The Guardian World
Key deposit rate kept at 2% even as recovery starts to drive up price growth across bloc The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold on Thursday for the third meeting in a row despite concerns that a modest economic recovery across the eurozone will fuel inflation. The ECB kept its key deposit rate at 2% despite annual price growth rising to 2.2% across the 20-member euro bloc in September, up from 2% in August and 1.7% a year earlier. Continue reading...