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The central bank's commitment to continue to raise interest rates has helped to keep the Euro steady near its record highs.

Book Currency Trading (EUNN) London - The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its interest rate 0.25 percentage points to 2.25 percent, which affects the 12-nation EU member countries. The interest rate increase was the first time the ECB raised interest rates in five years.

Analysts estimate that this could add to the European Central Bank's dilemma over the next move for Euro zone interest rates as well.

Beginner Currency Forex Critics are already snubbing the EU Central Bank's decision, saying that economically, European countries cannot afford higher interest rates and that it will not help those economies.

The greenback strengthened amid news that the European Central Bank decided to keep interest rates at 3.75% after its monthly policy meeting.

Currency Exchange Trading Europe's inflation rose 2.5 percentage points in September as oil prices soared, though the EU's inflation rate declined in November to 2.4 percent. The European Central Bank's target hoovers just below 2 percent.

JPY Yesterday, The USD strengthened against the JPY rising to 116.09 from 115.74 after the BOJ, as expected, kept its benchmark interest rate stable at 0.5% and kept its estimations of the national economy unchanged. As it seems for the near future, the BOJ will cooperate with US and European central banks by holding its benchmark interest rate, as it would find it hard to raise rates at the time when U.S. central bank is cutting them.

Currency Software Trading European economists have said that a weaker euro combined with low interest rates has done a lot to boost the economy of EU member countries, but have warned that a rise in interest rates could dampen further economic growth.

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Currency Future Trading Jean-Claude Trichet, the ECB President, had said the bank's rate-setting council was prepared to "moderately augment" interest rates, meaning that further interest rate hikes could be in the wings.

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