European Central Bank keeps interest rates at 4%

Posted online: Friday , May 09, 2008 at 21:33 hrs
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The European Central Bank kept benchmark interest rates unchanged at 4.0% on Thursday, as expected, as policymakers weigh the risk of high inflation against concerns about euro zone economic growth.

ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet will present the Governing Council’s latest economic assessment at a news conference at 1230 GMT in Athens, where policymakers met for one of two annual sessions outside the bank’s Frankfurt headquarters.

He is likely to face questions on inflation pressures and increasing signs that growth in the 15-country region is stuttering.

All 83 economists polled by Reuters had expected rates to remain on hold this month, although most predict cuts to 3.5% by the end of 2008.

Trichet said a month ago that inflation risks were to the upside but the impact of the credit crisis was continuing while economic growth worries remained.

—Reuters

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