16 September Current Affairs 2026 | Q5: By How Much Did the ECB Raise Interest Rates? | SSC UPSC GK

16 September 2026 Current Affairs — Q5!

Q5. By how much did the European Central Bank (ECB) raise its key interest rates on September 10, 2026?

📌 Answer: 25 basis points (0.25 percentage points).

The ECB’s Governing Council decided on 10 September 2026 to raise all three key interest rates by 25 basis points. With effect from 16 September, the deposit facility rate became 2.50%, the main refinancing rate 2.65%, and the marginal lending facility rate 2.90%.

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