ECB

British

abbreviation

European Central Bank

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The ECB is widely anticipated to keep rates steady at its next meeting on Dec. 18, with inflation data adding to expectations that it could continue holding rates well into next year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ECB has an inflation target of 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal

October's decision to keep the ECB's key deposit rate unchanged at two percent was unanimous, the minutes said, and "members broadly agreed" with Chief Economist Philip Lane that inflation was under control.

From Barron's

After two years of cutting rates, the ECB has left them unchanged at its past three meetings as inflation has fallen from a high of 10.6 percent in 2022 to settle around the central bank's two-percent target.

From Barron's

The ECB's governing council next meets to set rates on December 18 and the bank will publish new economic forecasts extending for the first time to 2028.

From Barron's

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