🏛️ ECB keeps interest rates unchanged at 2% amid stable inflation
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its key interest rates unchanged at 2% for the fifth consecutive meeting, reflecting a cautious approach amid improving inflation data. Eurozone inflation fell to 1.7% in January, below the ECB's target. Despite a resilient economic outlook, ongoing geopolitical tensions and a strong euro raise concerns about future inflation. Following the announcement, European stock markets declined, with significant drops in banking stocks. The ECB's next meeting will be closely monitored for potential shifts in monetary policy.
Key points
- ECB maintains key interest rates at 2% for the fifth consecutive meeting.
- Eurozone inflation fell to 1.7% in January, below the ECB's target.
- Economic resilience noted despite geopolitical uncertainties.
- Market reactions include declines in European stock indices.
Links
- Expresso: Entre o euro a valorizar e a inflação a cair abaixo da meta, BCE mantém modo "esperar para ver"
- Les Echos: Inflation, dollar, prêts bancaires : ces questions épineuses qui se posent avant la réunion de la BCE
- Euronews: Eurozone inflation drops to 1.7%: Will the ECB move interest rates?
- Handelsblatt: Dax aktuell: Dax notiert im Minus- eine MDax-Aktie steigt deutlich
- Il sole 24 ORE: Borsa: future in cerca di direzione nel giorno Bce, quello su Ftse Mib (+0,2%) il migliore - Il Sole 24 ORE
- Tagesschau (ARD): Erzwingt die Dollar-Abwertung eine Zinssenkung im Euroraum?
- ABC: El BCE se enfrenta a la decisión de mantener los tipos frente a un euro fuerte
- Reuters: European shares flat as investors gauge earnings ahead of ECB decision
- Handelsblatt: Dax aktuell: Dax notiert unverändert - Rheinmetall-Aktie verliert stark
- Handelsblatt: Dax aktuell: Dax notiert im Minus - Maersk-Aktie verliert stark
- RAI News: Europa contrastata, Asia in rosso appesantita dal tech
- RTBF: Réunion de la Banque centrale européenne : quand un euro fort complique l’équation monétaire - RTBF Actus
- RAI News: Borse deboli in attesa della Bce, scendono le materie prime
- BFMTV: Pas de surprise à Francfort: la Banque centrale européenne laisse ses taux directeurs inchangés pour la cinquième fois consécutive depuis juillet
- Handelsblatt: EZB: Euro-Notenbank belässt Leitzins im Euro-Raum bei 2,0 Prozent
- Die Welt: EZB geht mit stabilen Leitzinsen in ein unsicheres Jahr
- El Mundo: El BCE mantiene los tipos y gana tiempo ante un escenario de crecimiento débil
- ABC: El BCE mantiene los tipos en el 2% por quinta reunión consecutiva
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Warum die EZB die Zinsen unverändert lässt
- 20minutos: El BCE deja los tipos en el 2% y destaca que la economía de la región mantiene su "resistencia" en un entorno difícil
- Cadena SER: El BCE mantiene tipos de interés en el 2% por quinta reunión consecutiva
- TGCOM24: Bce, nessuna modifica ai tassi di interesse che restano al 2%
- elDiario: Sin novedad en Fráncfort: el BCE mantiene los tipos de interés al 2%
- ANSA: La Bce lascia i tassi invariati al 2% - Ultima ora
- RAI News: Bce, il Consiglio direttivo lascia i tassi invariati, l'inflazione verso la stabilità al 2%
- Tagesschau (ARD): Europäische Zentralbank belässt Leitzins bei 2,0 Prozent
- Politico: ECB on hold, flags high uncertainty
- France 24: El BCE mantiene en 2% los tipos de interés, pese a apreciación del euro
- Deutsche Welle: El BCE mantiene los tipos de interés en el 2 por ciento
- La Stampa: Bce, il 2026 si apre con una nuova pausa sui tassi: Lagarde sceglie la prudenza
- Reuters: VIEW ECB leaves rates unchanged, shrugs off inflation dip
- ANSA: La Bce lascia i tassi invariati al 2% - Notizie - Ansa.it
- Le Figaro: La BCE maintient son principal taux directeur inchangé à 2% pour la cinquième fois d'affilée
- Corriere della Sera: Bce, i tassi restano fermi al 2%: gli effetti sul cambio euro-dollaro e cosa cambia per i mutui
- Expresso: BCE mantém taxas de juro inalteradas nos 2% pela quinta vez consecutiva
- Reuters: Lagarde comments at ECB press conference
- Die Welt: EZB hält Leitzinsen konstant - WELT
- RTVE: El BCE mantiene los tipos de interés en el 2% por quinta vez consecutiva
- La Libre: La BCE maintient à nouveau son principal taux directeur inchangé
- ANSA: La Bce lascia i tassi invariati al 2% - Notizie - Ansa.it
- ANSA: La Bce lascia i tassi invariati, cosa cambia per i mutui - Notizie - Ansa.it
- Il sole 24 ORE: ***Bce: Lagarde, euro piu' forte potrebbe far scendere inflazione oltre attese - Il Sole 24 ORE
- Público: BCE mantém taxas de juro nos 2%
- Il sole 24 ORE: Lagarde: invieremo a leader europei una "check list" per le riforme
- RAI News: Borse europee in netto calo, male banche e auto
- ANSA: La Bce lascia i tassi invariati al 2%. Lagarde: 'Decisione unanime'
- Público: El BCE mantiene los tipos de interés en el 2%
Facts
- ECB's deposit facility rate remains at 2.0%, main refinancing rate at 2.15%, and marginal lending rate at 2.4%.
- Eurozone inflation was 1.7% in January, down from 1.9% in December.
- The euro has appreciated by 14% against the dollar over the past year.
- European stock markets saw declines following the ECB's announcement.
Quotes
- The economy continues to show resilience in a challenging global environment — Christine Lagarde
- We cannot be hostage to a single data point on inflation — Christine Lagarde
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