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LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Sterling struggled to make headway against the dollar and eased against the euro on Thursday after the European Central Bank raised interest rates to their highest level in more than two decades.At 1300 GMT, sterling was stuck at $1.2661 , but had surrendered earlier gains against the euro, which was up 0.22% at 85.74 pence .The ECB said it expected inflation to hover above its 2% target rate through to 2025 and hinted at more interest rate hikes, even as the euro zone economy lags.The...

Fed meeting eyed later in the dayEntain to buy Poland-based betting operator for $946 mlnLogitech slides after CEO exitGrifols surges on plan to reduce stake in Shanghai RAASSTOXX 600 up 0.4%, European banks add 1.1%June 14 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Wednesday, supported by banks and miners, ahead of a broadly priced-in pause in interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve.The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) closed 0.4% higher.Banks (.SX7P), which tend to benefit from higher rates, rose 1.1%. Italy (.FTMIB) and Spain's (.IBEX) lender-heavy indexes rose 0.9%...