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<strong>ECB considers rate hike</strong>
European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers are forming a consensus around increasing interest rates in the third quarter of the year to tackle record inflation, people familiar with the matter said. The first hike in borrowing costs in more than a decade is expected to be by 25 basis points, they said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are private. Earlier on Thursday, the bank reiterated a plan to end asset purchases next quarter, although it declined to specify a precise end-date. Exiting bond-buying is a precondition for raising rates, which could follow “anywhere between a
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's truckers and government officials agreed on Thursday to have a virtual meeting in order to reach an agreement to end a protest by truck owners demanding higher freight rates.
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine grains truck owners and government officials were locked in heated talks on Wednesday to try to defuse protests over fuel prices in the South American country that have delayed the transport of soy and corn to ports in the middle of the harvest season.