The European Central Bank is set to hold its key interest rates for the second straight session on Thursday as inflation stayed around the target and the economy showed resilience to higher tariffs.
Markets expect the ECB to retain the deposit rate at 2.00 percent. The refinancing rate is seen unchanged at 2.15 percent and the marginal lending rate at 2.40 percent. The previous change in euro area interest rates was a 25-basis point reduction in June.
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