Jean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, opened the door for a possible cut in official borrowing costs from 4.25 per cent in November - or earlier if the financial market crisis escalates - by saying that although euro zone inflation risks had not disappeared, they had fallen.
His comments amounted to a significant change of tone at the Frankfurt-based institution, which raised interest rates only in July to head off inflation dangers.
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