US EditionEuropean Central Bank holds rates steady in last gathering of 2025
- On Thursday, the European Central Bank kept its policy rates unchanged at 2.400%, maintaining a meeting‑by‑meeting, data‑dependent stance, according to ECB staff projections.
- Because recent data showed the euro‑zone was more resilient, the ECB upgraded growth projections to 1.4% for 2025, supported by exporters and domestic spending, ECB staff projected.
- ECB staff projections show headline inflation averaging 2.1% in 2025 and nudged core inflation forecasts higher for 2026‑27, mainly due to slower services disinflation.
- Investors took the hold as confirmation that the easing cycle has paused, preserving borrowing costs after rates fell from 4% to 2%, while financial markets price modest odds of a hike next year.
- Yet Governing Council splits persisted, with Isabel Schnabel favouring a hike while analysts urged vague guidance; BNP's Mateos y Lago noted competitiveness hinges on the euro-renminbi rate.
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The Frankfurt Institute dropped its interest rates sharply between 2024 and 2025 – before keeping them unchanged on Thursday 18 December – but for states, households and businesses, this relaxation did not result in a fall in borrowing costs.
The Frankfurt decision comes within a framework deemed stable: updated macro projections, domestic demand indicated as the engine of the recovery and expected price path towards the target over the medium term, with the focus on the service component
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) left its three key interest rates unchanged. The latest estimates confirm that inflation will stabilize at its 2% target in the medium term. The ECB also slightly upgraded its economic growth forecasts.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to maintain interest rates for the fourth consecutive meeting, so that the deposit facility, which marks the reference for money, stands at 2%, while the main refinancing operations and the marginal lending facility are placed at 2.15% and 2.4% respectively. The Governing Council of the Frankfurt-based body meets market expectations. "Its updated assessment continues to confirm that inflation should st…
The European Central Bank leaves the key interest rates unchanged in the euro area for the fourth time in a row.
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Mittelstand CafeINTERHYP AG [Newsroom]Munich (ots) - The European Central Bank (ECB) today decided to keep the key interest rates unchanged. This will not change the latest increase in construction interest rates. Key interest rate decision is not decisive "We often observe a ... Continue reading here...Original content of: INTERHYP AG, transmitted by news currently
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