There was considerable interest in the ECB Council meeting earlier this month to see the impact on its policy stance of a marked pick-up in the pace of growth in the eurozone.

The ECB surprised markets last week with its decision to ease monetary policy again.

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The ECB cut its refi interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%, the first reduction in rates since last July when both the refinancing rate and deposit rates were cut by 25 basis points.