# ECB October 2025 rate decision

> The ECB held its key deposit rate at 2% for the third consecutive meeting. The bank said the economy continued to grow despite global trade disputes and geopolitical tensions. Top board members had earlier said the easing cycle was close to or at its end.

- Date: 2025-10-30 · published 2025-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22625-ecb-october-2025-rate-decision
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A policy pause in the euro zone limits near-term currency moves that would otherwise shift the cost of imported feed ingredients priced in dollars.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2024-09-12 | [ECB dents traders' hopes for October rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28527-ecb-dents-traders-hopes-for-october-rate-cut.md) | +0.9% | -0.6% |
| EURUSD | 2021-09-09 | [Dollar little changed, euro steady ahead of ECB decision](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45266-dollar-little-changed-euro-steady-ahead-of-ecb-decision.md) | -0.1% | -2.3% |
| EURUSD | 2021-01-28 | [ECB despot rate cut isn't the way to counter Euro strength – IIF — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49381-ecb-despot-rate-cut-isn-t-the-way-to-counter-euro-strength-iif-octa.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| EURUSD | 2024-09-12 | [VIEW ECB delivers second rate cut of the year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28528-view-ecb-delivers-second-rate-cut-of-the-year.md) | +0.9% | -0.6% |
| EURUSD | 2024-01-25 | [ECB Press Conference: Lagarde explains decision to keep rates steady, speaks on policy outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32347-ecb-press-conference-lagarde-explains-decision-to-keep-rates-steady-speaks-on.md) | -0.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/30/ecb-october-2025-rate-decision.html

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