Reuters - ECB’s Wunsch keeps July hike in play even as Iran deal eases energy prices
The European Central Bank may raise interest rates one more time as soon as next month if it sees more evidence of euro zone inflation spreading beyond energy, ECB policymaker Pierre Wunsch told Reuters, even as the U.S.-Iran deal dents oil prices.
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