Markets brace for inflation as Middle East conflict fuels ECB rate hike fears
Investors are pricing in higher interest rates and rising oil costs as the war in the Middle East exacerbates inflationary pressures across Europe. The Central Bank of Cyprus governor has explicitly backed an ECB rate increase, reflecting growing market anxiety over geopolitical risks.
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Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides said the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest 0.25 percentage point increase in key interest rates had become necessary as the prolonged conflict in the Middle East continued to fuel inflationary pressures. In a written statement following Thursday’s meeting of the ECB Governing Council, Patsalides said the latest […]
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