Italy: ⚡️🇪🇺📈 The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 0.25 perc...

Italy: ⚡️🇪🇺📈 The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 0.25 perc...

⚡️🇪🇺📈 The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the main rate to 2.5%. It is the second increase of 2026, decided to counter the new inflation growth caused mainly by the rise in energy prices.

🔻In Italy inflation is at 3.3% on an annual basis, the highest level since September 2023. The main contributors are especially non-regulated energy goods, up 16.9%, while diesel rose 26.7% and gasoline 16.3%.

🔻The rate hike makes mortgages, loans and financing more expensive for households and businesses. President Christine Lagarde warned that inflation could be “more persistent” than expected, without ruling out further hikes in the coming months.

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  1. Monetary policy decisions The European Central Bank ECB is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.
  2. La Bce alza i tassi al 2,5%, 'pronti a rispondere allo shock energetico' - Notizie - Ansa.it Lagarde, riporteremo i prezzi al 2%. Mercati vedono tassi su. Ferma l'industria in Italia ANSA
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