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ECB hikes key interest rates, breaches six-year high
Jun 7 2007, Gagandeep

Europe is growing faster then the United States and the economies within the euro-zone are lively. This has led to fears of a higher inflation in the near future. The European Central Bank, responding to such concerns, has raised the benchmark...

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