European Central Bank meeting —
At its 17 April 2025 meeting, the European Central Bank lowered its policy rate from 2.50% to 2.25%.
Decision
cut — 2.50% to 2.25%
Key passages
The Governing Council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points.
the interest rates on the deposit facility, the main refinancing operations and the marginal lending facility will be decreased to 2.25%, 2.40% and 2.65% respectively, with effect from 23 April 2025.
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