The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council has kept three key ECB interest rates unchanged. It based its decision on information that “broadly” confirms the medium-term inflation outlook continues to fall, as a previous assessment had suggested to the council.

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, proposed a European equivalent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a consolidated stock exchange to mobilize funding for tackling the region's challenges of deglobalization, demographics, and decarbonization.

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a 25 basis point increase in its three key interest rates to combat the ongoing high inflation pressures in the euro area.