ECB raises eurozone rates to 4%
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The European Central Bank increases interest rates from 3.75% to 4% in an attempt to bring inflation under control.
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The European Central Bank is expected to raise rates to 4% after its latest meeting - the highest level for six years.
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Decisions on interest rates in Europe are set to take decidedly different paths Thursday with the Bank of England expected to increase its key rate while the European Central Bank is likely to leave its benchmark rate unchanged, at least through the summer.
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The European Central Bank holds interest rates at 3%, amid signs of easing eurozone inflation.
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The European Central Bank raises eurozone interest rates by a quarter point to 3.25%, as widely forecast.
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The pound crept up against the dollar and euro on Monday after a slight rise in producer prices was interpreted by investors as a sign that the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to raise interest rates.
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America&#39;s central bank, the Federal Reserve, last night raised interest rates for the fourth time in six months and warned US consumers and businesses to expect further increases in the cost of borrowing over the coming months.
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Speedy growth in the eurozone and UK services sectors are making higher interest rates likely.
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The pound was well bid after the Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth time in less than a year to stand at 5.75 percent.
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The European Central Bank is set to lift its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point at a meeting in Paris, economists say, despite lower euro-zone inflation and protests by workers' representatives looking for a pay rise.
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The pound remained buoyed by last week's surprise quarter point rate hike to 4.75 percent from the Bank of England.
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The European Central Bank on Wednesday raised borrowing costs to their highest level in nearly six years, pointing to a humming economy that raised the risk of higher inflation.
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India's central bank raises its main interest rate to a near four-year high in an attempt to curb inflation.
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The European Central Bank opts to keep interest rates on hold at 4% as jitters unsettle world markets.
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British interest rates stayed at 4.75 percent for the fourth month running on Thursday, but economists are split over whether the Bank of England will raise borrowing costs again next year.
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The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 4.75% following its latest meeting.
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New Zealand central bank Governor Alan Bollard raised the benchmark interest rate to a four-year high and said the sixth increase in 2004 may be the last as the economy slows and the local currency surges.