The European Central Bank released EU Main Refinancing Rate data that came out in line with expectations of 0.00 %.
The European Central Bank noted: "The Governing Council of the ECB decided that 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 -0.40% respectively. The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present levels at least through the summer of 2019 ".
Historical Data Table: Main Refinancing Rate | Economic Calendar for 25.10.2018 | ||||||||
Date | 26.04.2018 | 14.06.2018 | 26.07.2018 | 13.09.2018 | 25.10.2018 | 12:30 PM | US Advance GDP q/q | ||
Actual | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12:30 PM | US Advance GDP Price Index q/q | ||
Forecast | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 14:00 PM | EU ECB President Draghi Speaks | ||
Initial Reaction on Main Pairs | SWFX Sentiment Indexes | ||||||||
Open Price | Close Price | % Change | Longs | Shorts | |||||
EUR/USD | 1.14085 | 1.1403 | -0.05% | EUR/USD | 64.48% | 35.52% | |||
EUR/GBP | 0.88412 | 0.88366 | -0.05% | EUR/GBP | 63.56% | 36.44% | |||
EUR/CHF | 1.14001 | 1.13975 | -0.02% | EUR/CHF | 73.47% | 26.53% | |||
EUR/JPY | 128.139 | 128.067 | -0.06% | EUR/JPY | 60.25% | 39.75% |