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The European Central Bank is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. Its main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power.

Frankfurt am Main
Joined October 2009
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We kept our key interest rates at their current levels. Read today’s monetary policy decisions ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…
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Has the latest energy shock triggered a new wave of food price increases? To find out, we’ve used innovative AI technologies to follow supermarkets and their price-setting practices. So far, the momentum has been weaker than in 2022 link.europa.eu/P49gMn
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Integration is Europe’s best answer to an uncertain world, says Vice-President Boris Vujčić. We cannot set the trade policy of others, but we can reduce barriers within our Single Market to strengthen resilience and competitiveness link.europa.eu/tcx4yb
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AI is already contributing to euro area growth through investment and Europe’s role in global supply chains, says Chief Economist Philip R. Lane. ECB surveys find significant AI adoption, albeit unevenly distributed across sectors and demographic groups ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date…
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Chief Economist Philip R. Lane: Outlook for the euro area economy (slides) ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date…
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Coming up at 17:10 CET: Chief Economist Philip R. Lane delivers a keynote speech on AI adoption in Europe at the 2026 Economic Research Symposium “AI and the Economy”, organised by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Follow the livestream frbsf.org/news-and-media/eve…
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Securitisation needs proper safeguards to help banks manage capital and foster lending, Supervisory Board member Pedro Machado tells Bloomberg (@business). When reviewing capital requirements, we should not lose sight of a holistic assessment of resilience link.europa.eu/Y649vY
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Transcript with Q&A of yesterday’s monetary policy press conference link.europa.eu/HQwDkr
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The institution is solid, strong, like a rock, and it will continue to be so, says President @Lagarde. Rest assured that the ECB is going to carry on with perfect continuity of business. Watch here link.europa.eu/KByWRW
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The Governing Council decided to keep interest rates unchanged. We are committed to ensuring that inflation stabilises at 2% says President @Lagarde. Watch here link.europa.eu/KByWRW
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We’ve just taken our latest monetary policy decisions, determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at our two percent target in the medium term. Tune in to Euro Matters to hear President Christine @Lagarde present the decisions in our press conference pod.link/ecbpodcast/episode/…
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Next-day securities settlement is a key step towards making financial markets more competitive, says Executive Board member Piero Cipollone. It is part of a broader push to make Europe’s financial and payment system safer, more efficient and more resilient link.europa.eu/fDQKJn
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Today we kept our key interest rates at their current levels. We are well positioned to deal with the very uncertain economic situation. Inflation has gone up again, but the economy keeps growing despite headwinds and many people have jobs ecb.europa.eu/press/press_co…
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Watch the ECB press conference live: President Christine @Lagarde explains today’s monetary policy decisions link.europa.eu/XwQ47P
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European Central Bank retweeted
I have just informed my colleagues that I will step down as @ECB President on 7 February 2027. It has been a source of great pride to serve this institution. I thank all of those who have supported me on this journey over the past seven years.
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President Lagarde has informed the Governing Council and the President of the European Council António Costa that she will step down from her position on 7 February 2027. Her successor will be appointed by the European Council in due course. Press release ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…
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Later today: watch live as ECB President Christine @Lagarde explains the latest monetary policy decisions europa.eu/!KByWRW
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🇪🇸🇪🇺 We are deeply saddened by the tragic train accident in Urda. We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims, their families and the people of Spain. Together with other EU institutions, we are flying our flags at half-mast in remembrance. Europa llora con vosotros.
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I was deeply saddened to hear about the train crash in Toledo. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, the first responders and the people of Spain on this dark day.
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We are aware of letters inviting people to invest their money in an alleged digital euro pilot scheme. This is a scam. If you think you have fallen victim to fraud, contact your local police link.europa.eu/MRmVfD
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