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Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Monetary Policy Decision summary29 Oct, 2026
Policy decision and guidance
Three key rates held unchanged unanimously after the Governing Council debated a hike; stable underlying inflation and uncertainty supported waiting for more information.
Policy remains data-dependent and meeting-by-meeting, with no pre-commitment to a rate path; decisions reflect the inflation outlook, underlying inflation and monetary policy transmission.
If the current assessment is not overturned by significant developments, the direction of travel is clear; decisions are not limited to quarterly meetings.
December brings new staff projections and incoming inflation, GDP, wage, unemployment, industrial production, PMI and bank rate data.
Rates and asset holdings
Deposit facility, main refinancing operations and marginal lending facility rates remain at 2.50%, 2.65% and 2.90%, respectively.
APP and PEPP portfolios continue to decline at a measured, predictable pace as principal payments from maturing securities are not reinvested.
Economic activity
The euro area economy continued to expand in Q3; services recovered, while AI-related investment and infrastructure and defense spending supported activity.
Higher energy prices weakened consumer confidence and tighter financing is likely to weigh on growth; unemployment was 6.4% in August, with employment and labor force growth subdued.
Medium-term domestic demand should benefit from recovering confidence and real incomes; stronger foreign demand is expected to support exports.
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The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for the eurozone, the group of European Union (EU) countries that have adopted the euro as their primary currency. Its main tasks include defining and implementing the monetary policy for the eurozone, conducting foreign exchange operations, holding and managing the official foreign reserves of the eurozone countries, and promoting the smooth operation of payment systems. The ECB aims to maintain price stability within the eurozone, seeking to keep inflation under control. It does not directly offer banking services to the public or companies but rather influences the economic environment through the management of interest rates and the supply of money. The ECB also plays a crucial role in banking supervision, working alongside national supervisory authorities to ensure the stability and solidity of the banking system. The European Central Bank is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.