Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Garganas Says ECB Will Need to Raise Rates Again To Quell Inflation

(Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank council member
Nicholas Garganas said interest rates will need to rise further as
stronger economic growth than the bank predicted threatens to fan
inflation.

``Based on my assessment of the current information
available, I would expect that a further withdrawal of monetary
accommodation would be warranted,'' Garganas, who also heads the
Greek central bank, said in an interview in Athens yesterday.
``Risks to inflation have increased.''


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