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The European Central Bank is among the central banks that will meet this week. Tensions in France mean that it will likely have to wait to raise rates.

Will the world's central banks raise interest rates this week?

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Five major central banks meet this week at a moment when inflation remains stubbornly above target across the developed world.

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