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The European Central Bank has hiked interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point, promising further hikes to come as it tackles rising inflation

The move will take the benchmark rate for the 19 countries using the euro to 1.5%. The central bank has now hiked rates at three consecutive meetings by a combined 2 percentage points in a bid to get control of inflation even as a recession looms. “Inflation remains far too high and will stay above the target for an extended period,” the ECB said in a statement.

According to a gauge of activity in the manufacturing and services sector published on Monday, the eurozone’s economic downturn deepened in October. Germany reported the steepest economic contraction, while growth in France stalled, S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index showed. Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global, said that the downturn is likely to accelerate towards the end of the year, despite recent falls in energy prices.

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