European Central Bank
Mint Explainer | Why are central banks starting to raise interest rates again?
Interest rates across the world are starting to rise again. The ECB increased its benchmark rate by 25 basis points for the first time in three years, after the central banks of Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka had already hiked interest rates.
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