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The European Central Bank also kept the rate at which banks can borrow at its weekly and daily auctions at 2.15% and 2.4%, respectively.

ECB keeps rates on hold and warns about Iran war hit

Inflation in the eurozone is already above its 2% target and expected to rise in the coming months

The ECB is monitoring whether elevated energy costs will prompt workers to demand higher salaries and firms to raise selling prices.

ECB says consumer inflation expectations rose sharply in March

Prices were seen soaring 4% over the next 12 months – up from 2.5% in February

Fed officials have warned the conflict could further stoke inflation and even force consideration of hikes.

Bond traders eye packed week of rate decisions for sell signals

Markets will be alert to signs that officials are worried about the inflation threat posed by the US-Iran conflict

European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, July 21, 2022.

IMF expects ECB to raise rates by half a percentage point in 2026

The ECB’s main interest rate is currently set at 2 per cent

Inflation surged past the ECB's 2 per cent target last month on rising energy costs.

ECB policymakers play down April rate hike chances

[WASHINGTON] European Central Bank policymakers played down the chance of a rate hike as soon as this month, arguing that more data will be needed and the precise timing of a move was of secondary imp...

ECB President Christine Lagarde speaking during an event in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2026.

Lagarde says Europe’s economy has slipped below ECB baseline

Headline inflation in Europe has already jumped past the 2 per cent target

The ECB argued its policymakers should take a view on the total level of capital demands facing EU banks, including those set by ECB supervisors and others that are the purview of national authorities.

ECB seeks bigger say on banks' capital requirements

The assessment should be carried out by ECB policymakers and top supervisors together

It comes amid uncertainty over whether a lasting settlement will be reached.

Traders still pricing two ECB rate hikes by year-end after Iran truce

Many questions remain over the sustainability of the ceasefire agreement

A key risk is that consumers and businesses may quickly adjust their own expectations, demanding higher prices and wages, and setting off an inflation spiral.

Inflation scars risk quickly lifting expectations; ECB must be ready to act: policymaker

Surging energy costs prompted by the Iran war have already pushed inflation well above the ECB’s 2% target