European Central Bank meeting —

At its 8 September 2022 meeting, the European Central Bank raised its policy rate from 0.00% to 0.75%.

Decision

hike — 0.00% to 0.75%

Key passages

The Governing Council today decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 75 basis points.

Largest single hike in ECB history, frontloading normalization.

This major step frontloads the transition from the prevailing highly accommodative level of policy rates towards levels that will ensure the timely return of inflation to the ECB’s 2% medium-term target.

Emphasizes urgency to bring inflation back to target.

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