European Central Bank meeting —
At its 6 March 2025 meeting, the European Central Bank lowered its policy rate from 2.75% to 2.50%.
Decision
cut — 2.75% to 2.50%
Key passages
The Governing Council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points.
In particular, the decision to lower the deposit facility rate – the rate through which the Governing Council steers the monetary policy stance – is based on its updated assessment of the inflation outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary policy transmission.
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