FRANKFURT, April 26 (Reuters) - The euro zone's labour
market remains tight and underlying inflation is proving "quite
sticky," European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos
said in Greece on Wednesday, days before the ECB's next policy
meeting.
Policymakers appear near united that a rate hike will be
needed next week but the size of the move is uncertain and de
Guindos said the bank's quarterly lending survey, which could
reveal how recent banking turmoil affected lending standards,
will be a key element in the decision.
(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa; editing by
John Stonestreet)
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