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2."After the first-quarter hike, we expect the ECB to remain on hold for the remainder of 2006.
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4.However, the strengthening of domestic demand raises the risk that the ECB will hike by more," the investment bank added.
5.The current five-year lending rate has reached 7.83 percent after the central bank raised the interest rate for the fifth time this year on September 13.
6.Some economists believe that after raising borrowing costs in March, it may be some time before the ECB acts again.
7.The growing conviction in the markets that the Fed might be preparing for a pause sent the dollar into a tailspin this week.
8.From this you can infer—if, say, inflation seems likely to overshoot its target—that the bank is likely to have to raise rates.
9.Despite a mid-week rebound, US stocks fell for a second week straight after Federal Reserve officials reignited concern the central bank will keep raising interest rates.
10.China increased interest rates by 27 basis points on Friday, in response to strong growth data released on Thursday, with 11.9% growth in second-quarter GDP and inflation reaching 4.4% for the year to June, stoking fears of overheating in the Chinese economy.
