DOW JONES–Euro area banks’ demand for liquidity from the European Central Bank (ECB) increased in the one-week main refinancing operation. As the ECB announced, 15.727 billion euros were allocated after 12.910 billion in the previous week at a fixed interest rate of 2.40 percent. The bids from 77 (previous week: 59) institutions were fully satisfied. The banks in the euro area thus obtained 2.817 billion euros more ECB liquidity. The new deal is valued on June 17th and is due on June 24th.
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June 16, 2026 05:37 ET (09:37 GMT)