Buba's Weidmann: ECB should raise rates if upward risks to inflation emerge

FXstreet.com (Łódź) - The Bundesbank president and ECB Governing Gouncil member Jens Weidmann said today in an interview that the ECB should hike interest rates if inflation risks rise in the Eurozone.

He pointed out that keeping rates low for an extended period of time could negatively affect Eurozone economies' reform policies and added that low inflation pressures don't give a license for arbitrary monetary easing.

GBP/USD hits fresh 28-month high

The GBP/USD pierced above the 1.6500 level and printed its highest level in more than 2 years Friday amid thin volume.
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EUR/USD soars to fresh 2-year highs

The EUR/USD gathered fresh momentum and broke through the 1.3811/32 resistance area, triggering stops and extending gains to its highest level in over 2 years.
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