The European Central Bank pledged on เกม slot Thursday to keep interest rates at record lows longer to help stagnant inflation in the eurozone return to its elusive 2% target.
The central banks of 19 euro-shared countries have said they will not raise interest rates until inflation reaches the 2 percent target "before the end of the forecast and durable horizon".
Inflation has been below that level for most of the past decade. And the target has been out of reach since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The statement could be intended to push forward forecasts for the first ECB rate hike since 2011, as eurozone inflation is not expected to hit 2% for at least two years. According to ECB estimates