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A year of cuts, then the ECB turned: two hikes since June

Eight cuts took the deposit rate from 4% to 2% by June 2025; the Iran-war energy shock has brought two hikes since, to 2.5%.

TRIBEMARKS · 001 CAPITAL · 27 OCT 2026 A year of cuts, then the ECB turned: two hikes since June 0.0%2.0%4.0%2023202420252026Deposit facility 2.5%First hike · Jun 2026 Eight cuts took the deposit rate from 4% to 2% by June 2025; the Iran-war energyshock has brought two hikes since, to 2.5%. Source: ECB, key interest rates · 10 Sept 2026 equitytribes.com/marks/001
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A year of cuts, then the ECB turned: two hikes since June. Values shown in %.
PeriodDeposit facility
2022-06-0.5
2022-070
2022-090.75
2022-101.5
2022-122
2023-022.5
2023-033
2023-053.25
2023-063.5
2023-083.75
2023-094
2024-063.75
2024-093.5
2024-103.25
2024-123
2025-022.75
2025-032.5
2025-042.25
2025-062
2026-062.25
2026-092.5
2026-102.5

Eight cuts took the deposit rate from 4% to 2% by June 2025; the Iran-war energy shock has brought two hikes since, to 2.5%.

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ECB, key interest rates · 10 September 2026

Deposit facility rate, effective from each decision date. Hikes of 25bp on 11 June 2026 and 10 September 2026; next decision 29 October 2026.

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