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Now playing Next Economy ECB's Draghi: We have to aggressively fight ultra-low inflation Acting too late to counter ultra-low inflation presents greater risks than acting too early, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has said, suggesting more stimulus is coming soon. 04/02/2016
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Now playing Next Economy Turkey under pressure to hike interest rates as core inflation rises Core inflation hit a peak for the year in October, putting pressure on the central bank to tighten policy by raising interest rates. Headline 03/11/2015