Economics

ECB Leaves Stimulus Unchanged as Decision Deadline for QE Looms

  • Benchmark rate stays at zero, deposit rate at minus 0.4%
  • President Mario Draghi to speak at 2:30 p.m. in Frankfurt

ECB Holds Stimulus Steady, Benchmark Rate Stays at Zero

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The European Central Bank kept its quantitative-easing program and interest rates unchanged as suspense builds up over a possible extension of bond-buying later this year.