The European Central Bank (ECB) is all but certain to raise borrowing costs to their highest level in 22 years on Thursday and leave the door open to more hikes, extending its fight against high inflation even as the euro zone economy flags. Growth across the 20 countries that share the euro is at best stagnating and inflation has been moderating for months, courtesy of lower energy prices and the steepest increase in interest rates in the ECB's 25-year history. Furthermore, the US Federal Reserve broke a string of 10 successive rate hikes late on Wednesday, a powerful signal for investors around the world that the ... (full story)