The European Central Bank plans to raise interest rates in July 25 basis points

Xinhua News Agency, Amsterdam, June 9th (Reporter Wang Xiangjiang) The Central Bank of China announced on the 9th that it plans to raise interest rates in July 25 basis points and stop purchasing net assets from July 1.

The European Central Bank said in the monetary policy decision announced on the day that the European Central Bank decided to stop purchasing net assets from July 1 and plans to raise a key interest rate of 25 basis points at a July monetary policy meeting. At present, the European Central Bank's main recycling interest rates, marginal loan interest rates, and interest rates of deposit mechanisms have maintained at 0.00%, 0.25%and 0.50%, respectively.

According to the decision, the European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates again in September. If the prospects of the mid -term inflation continue or deteriorate, the interest rate hike will be appropriately increased.

The European Central Bank governor Lagarde said at the press conference on the day that it was mainly affected by the soaring energy and food prices. In May, the inflation rate in the euro area was as high as 8.1%. Essence She said that high inflation is a major challenge, but the European Central Bank will strive to ensure that the euro zone's medium -term inflation target returns to 2%.

According to the European Central Bank's forecast, the inflation rate in the euro zone in 2022 will reach 6.8%, and in 2023 and 2024 will be reduced to 3.5%and 2.1%, respectively; in 2022, the euro zone economy will increase by 2.8%, 2023 and and and in 2023 and and in 2023 and and and in 2023 and and and and in 2023 and and in 2023 and and and in 2023 and and and and and and and, in 2023 and and in 2023, and 2023 and and in 2023, and 2023 and and in 2023, and 2023 and and in 2023 and and and and and, they will It will increase by 2.1%in 2024.

[Editor in charge: Xu Haizhi]

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