国际英语资讯:ECB refrains from rate cut, steps up liquidity measures amid COVID-19 concerns
<p><span word="FRANKFURT">FRANKFURT</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 12-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> (<span word="ECB">ECB</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="liquidity">liquidity</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="repo">repo</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="LTROs">LTROs</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="liquidity">liquidity</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ECB">ECB</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="refinancing">refinancing</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="TLTRO">TLTRO</span> <span word="III">III</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="lending">lending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="of">of</span> 120 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (135 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ECB">ECB</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="program">program</span>, "<span word="support">support</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="eurozone">eurozone</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="at">at</span> 0.00 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marginal">marginal</span> <span word="lending">lending</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="at">at</span> 0.25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minus">minus</span> 0.50 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ECB">ECB</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p><span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="MAJOR">MAJOR</span> <span word="SHOCK">SHOCK</span>"</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="volatility">volatility</span>," <span word="ECB">ECB</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Christine">Christine</span> <span word="Lagarde">Lagarde</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p>
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