# ECB raises interest rates by 0.25%

> The European Central Bank raised its three main interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4.0%, 4.25% and 4.5%, after analysts were divided on whether it would hike or pause. It signaled that its run of increases may be ending.

- Date: 2023-09-14 · published 2023-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34318-ecb-raises-interest-rates-by-0-25
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

The ECB's tighter policy and hint of a pause shift relative interest rates and currency values, which influences the dollar and the cost of dollar-priced feed commodity trade.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2023-07-27 | [ECB rate decision July 2023: raises rates by 25 basis points](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35248-ecb-rate-decision-july-2023-raises-rates-by-25-basis-points.md) | -1.3% | -1.9% |
| EURUSD | 2020-12-10 | [ECB keeps interest rates at 0, expands stimulus program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49859-ecb-keeps-interest-rates-at-0-expands-stimulus-program.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| EURUSD | 2023-09-14 | [Euro Falls After ECB Hikes Interest Rates \| Morningstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34316-euro-falls-after-ecb-hikes-interest-rates-morningstar.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| EURUSD | 2024-12-12 | [ECB Press Conference: Lagarde comments on outlook after cutting interest rates by 25 bps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27179-ecb-press-conference-lagarde-comments-on-outlook-after-cutting-interest-rates.md) | -0.4% | -2.6% |
| EURUSD | 2023-07-27 | [Instant view: ECB lifts interest rates to highest since 2000 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35245-instant-view-ecb-lifts-interest-rates-to-highest-since-2000-reuters.md) | -1.3% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- dw.com: https://www.dw.com/en/ecb-raises-interest-rates-by-025/a-66810716

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