Business● ElevatedOct 29 · Oct 29, 2026, 1:24 PM
ECB holds rates at 2.5% as Lagarde announces early exit with inflation near double the target
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Western Europe
The European Central Bank kept its deposit rate at 2.5% on Thursday, hours after President Christine Lagarde said she would leave next February, months before her term ends, as France's bond market turmoil and inflation at 3.8% cloud the outlook for the eurozone.
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