Euro zone interest rates have risen 400 basis points in the last year to 3.5%, their highest in 22 years, and are now close to peaking as headline inflation cools and the economy weakens.
1/ How much will the ECB hike rates?
"The ECB will hike again and anything else would be a major surprise," said RBC Capital Markets global macro strategist Peter Schaffrik.
Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics3/ When does the ECB expect core inflation to fall?
Euro zone business activity stalled in June as a manufacturing recession deepened and a previously resilient services sector barely grew.
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