European Central Bank: rate decisions and meeting dates
The Governing Council sets the three key ECB interest rates at eight monetary policy meetings a year, each over two days in Frankfurt. The decision is published on the second day and followed by a press conference. The deposit facility rate is the one that steers euro money-market rates.
Next rate decision
29 October 2026
· In 34 days
At a glance
- Deposit facility rate
- 2.50% · since 16 September 2026 · source
- Main refinancing operations
- 2.65%
- Marginal lending facility
- 2.90%
- Announcement time
- 14:15 CET · 17:15 GST
- Currency
- EUR
Rates as published at the date shown. Announcement time also shown in Gulf Standard Time (GST, UTC+4).
Meeting dates, 2026
| Decision day | Weekday | Status | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Held | 2.00% · Held | |
| Thursday | Held | 2.00% · Held | |
| Thursday | Held | 2.00% · Held | |
| Thursday | Held | 2.25% · Raised 25 bp | |
| Thursday | Held | 2.25% · Held | |
| Thursday | Held | 2.50% · Raised 25 bp | |
| Thursday | Scheduled | ||
| Thursday | Scheduled |
Meeting dates, 2027
| Decision day | Weekday | Status | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Scheduled | ||
| Thursday | Scheduled | ||
| Thursday | Scheduled | ||
| Thursday | Scheduled | ||
| Thursday | Scheduled | ||
| Thursday | Scheduled | ||
| Thursday | Scheduled | ||
| Thursday | Scheduled |
Last checked against European Central Bank.
Recent decisions
| Date | Decision | Deposit facility rate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised 25 bp | 2.50% | Official release | |
| Held | 2.25% | Official release | |
| Raised 25 bp | 2.25% | Official release | |
| Held | 2.00% | Official release | |
| Held | 2.00% | Official release | |
| Held | 2.00% | Official release |
Last checked against European Central Bank.
Related
Questions
- When is the next ECB rate decision?
- 29 October 2026, according to the schedule published by the European Central Bank.
- What is the current deposit facility rate?
- 2.50%, in effect since 16 September 2026.
- Does this page forecast the decision?
- No. We list official dates and published decisions only, with a link to each source. We don’t publish forecasts or market expectations.
Sources and notices
Dates and figures come from the official publishers linked on this page, entered and checked by the Trillioni Pay team. No forecasts or consensus estimates are shown. Information only, not investment advice.
Source: ECB statistics.
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