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ECB announces base interest rate

Note: This section contains information in English only.
Source: Dukascopy Bank SA


The European Central Bank has just published its Main Refinancing Rate. As expected, the ECB has kept the interest rate at 4.50%.

The EUR/USD currency exchange rate reacted to the news by surging only ten points and testing the resistance of the 1.0900 mark.
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