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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau pushed back against market bets on an upcoming interest rate hike on Friday, saying one “shouldn’t rush to conclusions” about the timing of an ECB move. Investors have brought forward their expectations for the first ECB rate increase in over a decade to July after President Christine Lagarde acknowledged mounting inflation risks at a policy meeting on Thursday. Villeroy said the direction of travel was now clear but the ECB will take a gradual approach and keep its options open at all times. “While the directio…