At today’s meeting, which was held in Brussels, the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions:
1.The interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem will be decreased by 75 basis points to 2.50%, starting from the operation to be settled on 10 December 2008.
2.The interest rate on the marginal lending facility will be decreased by 75 basis points to 3.00%, with effect from 10 December 2008.
3.The interest rate on the deposit facility will be decreased by 75 basis points to 2.00%, with effect from 10 December 2008.