Frankfurt, Germany, April 27, 2026 (AFP) - ECB set to hold rates steady with eye on Iran crisis

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2026-04-27

The European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates steady again this week as it waits to see if the inflation spike triggered by the Middle East war will prove temporary or begin to weigh on growth. Markets ramped up their bets on a rate hike after the US-Israeli war on Iran sparked a global energy shock, which is already pushing up eurozone consumer prices. Inflation in the 21-nation single currency area jumped to 2.6 percent in March......

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