The European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged on Thursday, as expected, for a sixth policy session in a row amid the significant uncertainty caused by the war in the Middle East and raised the inflation forecasts for euro area as policymakers remain concerned about the impact of surging crude oil price, and expressed their readiness to act if needed.
The Governing Council, led by ECB President Christine Lagarde, left the benchmark interest rate - the deposit rate, steady at 2 percent. The refinancing rate was left unchanged at 2.15 percent and the marginal lending rate at 2.40 percent.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.