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By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at a record-high 4% as expected on Thursday and reaffirmed its commitment to fighting inflation, giving no hint that policymakers are even contemplating a start to easing. The ECB ended its fastest-ever cycle of rate hikes in September but has been adamant that it is too soon to discuss a reversal, since price pressures have not been fully extinguished and many wage negotiations have yet to conclude. Investors are betting that the ECB is getting it wrong on both growth and inflat…

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