The European Central Bank is expected to lift its benchmark rate by a smaller step of 25 basis points Thursday, as core inflation declines and its own survey data points to much tighter financial conditions in the region. The new economic figures both strengthen the case for the ECB to only hike rates by a smaller amount at its policy meeting, and to possibly announce an increase in the pace of its balance sheet reduction.

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