Interest rates: Five key questions facing the European Central Bank as it plans first increase in 11 years

Jul 19, 2022

The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates for the first time in 11 years. Image: Unsplash/Charlotte Venema

Stefano Rebaudo

EMEA Finance and Markets Correspondent, Reuters

Vincent Flasseur

Financial Graphics Editor, Reuters

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The ECB has already flagged a 25 basis point (bps) rate rise to contain inflation running at a record high 8.6%. Image: Reuters Graphics/Refinitiv Datastream

A political crisis in Italy is putting more upward pressure on Italian borrowing costs. Image: Reuters Graphics/Refinitiv Datastream

Eurozone inflation vs long term market expectations.

A larger ECB rate hike in September could still be on the cards. Image: Reuters Graphics/Refinitiv Datastream

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The euro's fall to parity against the dollar poses a problem for the ECB. Image: Reuters Graphics/Refinitiv Datastream/ECB

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