ECB chief sees uncertainties for eurozone outlook

In an interview on Friday 15 October, European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said that high oil prices were increasing uncertainties about the economic outlook for the eurozone, although the bank still expects the recovery to continue.

"It is true that uncertainties are augmenting with the increase in the price of oil and the uncertainty on the future price of oil," Trichet told Bloomberg News TV in an interview.

But he added: "The ongoing recovery is confirmed and it is our working

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