Even though 14 out of the surveyed 54 economists expected a rate cut of some sort, and some were even calling for an outright QE any minute now, this time the majority of academics, or 40 of them, were right and the ECB proceeded with no changes to its various interest rates.
From the ECB:
At today’s meeting 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 0.25%, 0.75% and 0.00% respectively.
The President of the ECB will comment on the considerations underlying these decisions at a press conference starting at 2.30 p.m. CET today.
Maybe Draghi will announce something more actionable at his press conference at 8:30 am but at this point it appears that the ECB’s hand are tied even as the continent continues to drift ever more into deflation.
via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/1l5QiW1 Tyler Durden