ECB Cuts Rates Again to Help Economy Withstand Tariff Stress
The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for the eighth time in a year after inflation dipped beneath 2% and the economy suffered repeated blows from US tariffs.
The deposit rate was cut by a quarter-point to 2% — as predicted by all analysts in a Bloomberg survey .
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