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Thursday, September 11, 2026→ Friday, September 11, 2026
The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate to 2.5% on Friday, September 11, 2026, by 25 basis points. The decision came amid elevated inflation in the euro area and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with the ECB attributing inflationary pressures partly to the Iran conflict. The rate increase was unanimously approved by the ECB's Governing Council.
3 of 4 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: reuters.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- reuters.comWIRE
- euractiv.comUNCLASSIFIED
- morningstar.comUNCLASSIFIED
- theguardian.comINDEP
References
- reuters.comECB hikes rates as Iran war adds to inflation angstScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
- euractiv.comECB hikes interest rates to 2.5% amid inflation spikeScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-13T13:11:50
- morningstar.comECB Hikes Rates and Raises Both Inflation and Growth ForecastsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-13T13:11:50
- theguardian.comECB raises interest rates to 2.5% and warns Iran war is fuelling inflationScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
Carried by multiple outlets
- ECB raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points (0.25 percentage points) to 2.5%euractiv.com, morningstar.com, theguardian.com
- The decision was unanimouseuractiv.com, morningstar.com, theguardian.com
- The rate increase came after euro area inflation jumped to 3.3% in August 2026euractiv.com, theguardian.com
- The ECB cited conflict in the Middle East as generating inflation pressureseuractiv.com, morningstar.com
- The ECB raised its growth forecast for eurozone in 2026 to 0.9%morningstar.com, theguardian.com
Reported by one outlet only
- Inflation in the euro area rose from 2.9% in July to 3.3% in August, the highest level in three yearsonly euractiv.com
- Lagarde refused to provide forward guidance on the ECB's rate path, stating 'we simply cannot anticipate what exactly will be the next move' due to geopolitical uncertaintyonly euractiv.com
- Markets are pricing in two more rate hikes in 2026only morningstar.com
- UBS economists stated they had expected 2.5% to mark the peak in ECB ratesonly morningstar.com
- The ECB's inflation outlook remains unchanged for 2026 but is rising for the next two yearsonly morningstar.com
- The UK government debt yield rose to a 19-year high on Thursdayonly theguardian.com
Reported unevenly
- The previous ECB main rate level before the hikestated by theguardian.com states the previous rate was 2.25% · absent from euractiv.com and morningstar.com do not state the previous rate level in their excerpts



