ECB holds interest rates as eurozone economic growth remains robust

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ECB holds interest rates as eurozone economic growth remains robust  The eurozone has managed to weather US tariffs more effectively than expected. Growth remains resilient, while inflation continues to hover around the ECB’s 2% target.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/18/ecb-holds-interest-rates-as-eurozone-economic-growth-remains-robust  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The European Central Bank kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2% on Thursday for a fourth

00:05straight meeting, with the Eurozone thus far managing to handle U.S. tariffs more effectively

00:11than expected. The ECB also held its main refinancing rate at 2.15% and its marginal

00:18lending facility at 2.40%. The bank upgraded its growth outlook again, forecasting Eurozone

00:25output at 1.4% in 2025, up from 1.2%. It now expects 1.2% growth in 2026, 1.4% in 2027

00:37and 1.4% in 2028. Inflation was 2.1% in November and is forecast to average 2.1% in 2025 before

00:47easing to 1.9% in 2026. ECB President Christine Lagarde said the Eurozone is close to potential

00:55but needs stronger productivity. Some analysts are now discussing a possible rate hike in

01:012026 after ECB Executive Board Member Isabel Schanabel warned that inflation risks may be rising.

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