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Irish Times : The Irish Times view on interest rates: ECB should tread carefully
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Frames interest rate increases as potentially harmful and of limited effectiveness

The article repeatedly emphasizes the costs of higher rates and the need for caution, suggesting limited impact and potential economic harm. It advises borrowers to prepare for modest rises but frames any further hikes as risky and uncertain.

“Higher interest rates have a cost, too and the ECB needs to tread carefully.”

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