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European Central Bank raised interest rate

02 February 2023 17:45 (UTC +04:00)

Accordingly, the Governing Council today decided to raise the three key European Council Bank (ECB) interest rates by 50 basis points and it expects to raise them further, APA-Economics reports citing ECB.

In view of the underlying inflation pressures, the Governing Council intends to raise interest rates by another 50 basis points at its next monetary policy meeting in March and it will then evaluate the subsequent path of its monetary policy. Keeping interest rates at restrictive levels will over time reduce inflation by dampening demand and will also guard against the risk of a persistent upward shift in inflation expectations

The Governing Council decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 50 basis points. Accordingly, the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will be increased to 3.00%, 3.25% and 2.50% respectively, with effect from 8 February 2023.