ECB governing council monetary policy meeting 2 June 2016
Prior 0.0%
Deposit rate -0.40% unch
Marginal lending rate 0.25% unch
QE €80bn p/m unch
Corporate sector bond buys to start 8th June
New TLTRO to start 22nd June
Full statement;
PRESS RELEASE
Monetary policy decisions
2 June 2016
At today's meeting, which was held in Vienna, 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 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively.
Regarding non-standard monetary policy measures, on 8 June the Eurosystem will start making purchases under its corporate sector purchase programme (CSPP). Moreover, starting on 22 June, it will conduct the first operation in its new series of targeted longer-term refinancing operations. Further information on implementation aspects of the CSPP will be released after the press conference on the ECB's website.
The President of the ECB will comment on the considerations underlying these decisions at a press conference starting at 14:30 CET today.
