ECB expected to raise key interest rate
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Analysts are unanimous in their prediction that the European Central Bank will increase its key interest rate Thursday, but investors are more interested to hear what bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says afterward.
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On the eve of an interest rate meeting, the European Central Bank said Wednesday that volatility in the euro money markets has increased and it is prepared to "act accordingly."
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THE European Central Bank surprised financial markets yesterday by revealing it had considered raising interest rates even as the euro zone economy slows, saying it was worried about inflationary risks.
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The European Central Bank surprised financial markets on Thursday by revealing it had considered raising interest rates even as the euro zone economy slows, saying it is worried about inflationary risks.
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Hopes of a cut in interest rates were raised today, following the publication of the Bank of England&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee minutes.
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The Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided to keep the interest rates at 2 % on Thursday. The same day, the Bank of England also announced the decision to keep its key rate unchanged at 4.75%.
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UK interest rates are expected to go up  later this week as the Bank of England moves to combat inflation.
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The European Central Bank is set this week to express confidence in the underlying strength of the eurozone economy even if, as expected, it shelves plans for a rise in interest rates.
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There is a "strong possibility" interest rates in the UK will rise in February, according to an overview business survey.
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The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday but signaled that it could raise it pre-emptively if generous wage deals threaten to ignite inflation.
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The Bank of England holds UK interest rates at 5.5%, but analysts say a rate rise later this year remains likely.
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Bank of England policymakers are widely expected to hold interest rates at 5.25 percent on Thursday, while recent volatility across financial markets is unlikely to affect the outcome, economists said.
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The Bank of England&#39;s rate rise on Thursday - a quarter of a percentage point to a six-year high of 5.75 per cent - may have been predictable, but it will give consumers pause for thought. The European Central Bank meanwhile kept rates steady at 4 per cent, but signalled that markets can expect a rise later this year. Despite some doubts over the future direction of UK and European inflation, the decisions were correct, albeit a month too late in the case of the BoE.
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The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5 percent on Thursday, but a strong euro suggests the bank could pause its string of rate hikes next year.
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As policy makers around the world respond to the threat of accelerating inflation, The Bank of England yesterday raised interest rates for the fifth time in little less than a year and Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, hinted at a possible rate increase later this year .
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The Bank of England raised its key rate by a quarter point to 5.75 percent, while the European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate at 4 percent.
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The eurozone interest rate is raised to 3.5% as the European Central Bank keeps a close rein on inflation.