MW: ECB leaves main refinancing rate unchanged at 0.15%
By Ben Eisen
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The European Central Bank on Thursday left its main lending, or refi, rate unchanged at 0.15%, as expected, and made no changes to other key rates. ECB President Mario Draghi will hold his monthly news conference at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. The bank also left its deposit rate unchanged at negative 0.1% after lowering it into negative territory for the first time last month. The euro EURUSD -0.05% held steady against the U.S. dollar after the announcement, trading at $1.3651, versus $1.3666 late Wednesday.
