ECB session: Interest reduction causes excitement on the financial market!

ECB session: Interest reduction causes excitement on the financial market!

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the Council of Ministers gathered at 10:00 a.m. for its next meeting in the Federal Chancellery in Vienna . In advance, media representatives have the opportunity to take part in the doorsteps at 9:45 a.m., while the press foyer will take place after the meeting around 11:00 a.m. href = "https://www.ots.at/presseaus-sung/ots_20250318_ots0124/aviso-Morgiger-minzrat-der- Bundes-im-Bundeskanzleramt-um-1000-o'clock" Target = "_ Blank"> ots.at . Access to the Federal Chancellery is permitted from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and from 10:15 a.m., with journalists have to show their press card.

The session takes place against the background of significant economic developments, since on March 6, 2025 the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to reduce the key interest rates by 0.25 %. This is the sixth interest rate reduction in a row and has an incisive effects on the financial markets, such as majority taxer.de The updated interest rates apply from March 12, 2025: The deposit rate drops to 2.50 %, while the main refinancing rate falls to 2.65 %. These measures are part of an ECB strategy that reacts to lower inflation forecasts and weak economic growth in the euro zone.

market reactions in expectation of the next steps