Economics

ECB Officials Edge Toward 2022 Rate Hike to Stem Inflation

  • Debate about ending QE, a prerequisite for liftoff, has begun
  • Policy makers concerned about widening government bond spreads
Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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More European Central Bank officials are conceding that interest rates will likely need to rise late this year in the face of a stronger inflation outlook.