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ECB Raises Rates as Central Banks Worldwide Address Inflation

The European Central Bank's governing council approved a rate increase Thursday. Member Primoz Dolenc defended the move as essential to controlling inflation amid broader economic uncertainties. The decision reflects mounting pressure on monetary authorities globally to combat persistent price growth. In Britain, sustained consumer spending on services—from dining to entertainment—has enabled companies to maintain pricing power, complicating efforts by the Bank of England to tame inflation. Peru kept its benchmark rate at 4.25 percent after inflation slowed. Indonesia's central bank intensified oversight of foreign exchange trading to stabilize the rupiah. Central banks across emerging markets face similar inflation-control challenges.