ECB policy remains unchanged

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Source: Dukascopy Bank SA
On April 22, the European Central Bank published its Monetary Policy Statement. In general, the event caused no initial reaction in the market. It occurred due to the rate keeping their policy unchanged. In addition, it was no surprise due to the fact that the ECB recently increased their monetary stimulus policy.

Quoting the reports key points: "The interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50% respectively.

The Governing Council will continue to conduct net asset purchases under the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) with a total envelope of €1,850 billion until at least the end of March 2022 and, in any case, until it judges that the coronavirus crisis phase is over.

Net purchases under the asset purchase programme (APP) will continue at a monthly pace of €20 billion.

The Governing Council also intends to continue reinvesting, in full, the principal payments from maturing securities purchased under the APP for an extended period of time past the date when it starts raising the key ECB interest rates, and in any case for as long as necessary to maintain favourable liquidity conditions and an ample degree of monetary accommodation.

Finally, the Governing Council will continue to provide ample liquidity through its refinancing operations. In particular, the latest operation in the third series of targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO III) has registered a high take-up of funds. The funding obtained through TLTRO III plays a crucial role in supporting bank lending to firms and households. "

Full Official Release: Monetary Policy Decisions

 In the immediate aftermath after the statement, the EUR/USD made a minor bounce of five pips to the upside. Note that it is normal for a five minute candle to be up to ten pips wide.

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