Borrowing costs soar in Europe and oil tops $105 a barrel as bank flags mounting price pressures in eurozone Business live – latest updates The European Central Bank has raised interest rates to 2.5% and warned that the risk of higher inflation over the next year has risen following renewed fighting in the Middle East. It came as government bonds soared on a jump in oil and gas prices overnight after the latest US and Iran attacks on ships in the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...