EUROPE - Jean Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, has defended yesterday's 25 basis point hike in interest rates as good for the eurozone, as EU leaders prepare for talks on the bailout of Portugal.
Acting against inflation was "in the interests of all members and partners of the single European market and single currency", and would help boost economic confidence, Trichet said yesterday. H...
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