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ECB's Trichet Warns of "Explosion" in Inflation
By Reuters | 02 Jul 2008 | 05:54 AM ET
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There is a risk inflation will "explode" if the European Central Bank does not act decisively to counter it, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet was quoted on Wednesday as saying.

"If we are not resolute, there is a risk that inflation will explode. If we act decisively, then we can master the situation," he told German weekly Die Zeit, according to an advance copy of a feature about Trichet to appear on Thursday.

The comments were made on June 23.

Figures on Monday showed euro zone inflation hit a record 4 percent in June, and the ECB is expected to raise its main interest rate when it meets on Thursday.

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