The European Central Bank has kept interest rates unchanged, bringing an end to its unprecedented streak of 10 consecutive increases in borrowing costs.
The decision, which was announced after ECB rate-setters gathered in Athens for their annual meeting outside of the bank’s Frankfurt headquarters, was expected by analysts after eurozone inflation more than halved from its peak and the economy showed signs of weakening.
The benchmark deposit rate is now 4 per cent — four-and-a-half percentage points above its all-time low of minus 0.5 per cent.
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