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ECB keeps interest rates unchanged at 2.25%, pausing after June hike

The central bank chose to wait and assess the depth of the Middle East crisis before setting its final strategy for the end of 2026

Eurozone economy contracted by 0.2% in the first quarter, complicating ECB interest rate plans

GDP fell by 0.2% according to Eurostat against a previous estimate of 0.1% growth - Ireland's GDP dip "erased" growth at the beginning of the year

The ECB decides on interest rates under the threat of a resurgence in inflation

Conflicts in the Middle East are fueling fears of a new upward trend in inflation

Lagarde: ECB determined to prevent another 2022 inflation shock

"We will do what is necessary to ensure that inflation remains under control", the ECB chief assured

Christine Lagarde: Annual earnings as ECB President reach €600,000 in 2025

Reactions grow within the ECB over her compensation and rumors of early departure - ECB reports €1.3 billion losses in 2025 with recovery expected in 2026

Lagarde: International uncertainty is a key risk factor for the Eurozone

Uncertainty around global trade strategies remains a significant risk for economic activity

ECB: Interest rates left unchanged for a fifth consecutive meeting – What the Governing Council’s decision says

The European Central Bank has kept interest rates unchanged for a fifth consecutive meeting, maintaining a wait-and-see stance since June, when the interest-rate cut cycle that lasted around one year came to an end

Hellenic Competition Commission: The distortions that keep deposit interest rates low

What the interim report reveals about market concentration, the delayed pass-through of ECB rate hikes, and the measures that could pressure banks to offer better returns to depositors

Stournaras: The ECB has achieved a soft landing and resilience for the economy

Bloomberg cites the BoE governor's speech at the Athens School of Economics yesterday, in which he stressed that interest rate cuts and inflation moderation "promote an environment conducive to investment, sustainable growth and financial stability"

Stournaras: ‘Let’s move ahead with the completion of the Banking Union and the deepening of the Capital Markets Union’

Independence, price stability strategy and redefining the mission of banks outline a new role in Europe's uncertain economic horizon, according to the Governor of the BoE

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