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The ECB raised its deposit rate to 2.50% in September 2026.

The Claim

The European Central Bank held its deposit rate at 3.75% at its September meeting.

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The Short Version

Official records contradict both the stated decision and rate. At its September 2026 meeting, the ECB raised the deposit-facility rate from 2.25% to 2.50%; it did not hold it at 3.75%. Even if the claim meant September 2024, the ECB lowered the rate from 3.75% to 3.50% that month.

Caveats

  • The claim omits the year, but neither September 2026 nor September 2024 supports it.
  • Several national-central-bank publications reproduce the same underlying ECB announcement and are not independent confirmations.
  • The 3.75% figure is a historical rate level, not the rate maintained at the latest September meeting.

The Receipts

  1. Auswärtiges EZB-Ratstreffen in Berlin: EZB-Rat hebt Leitzinsen an | Deutsche Bundesbank

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  2. Monetary policy decisions

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  3. Combined monetary policy decisions and statement

    ecb.europa.eu

  4. Monetary policy decisions

    bancaditalia.it

  5. PRESSEKONFERENZ

    ecb.europa.eu

  6. EZB-Rat hebt Leitzinsen um 25 Basispunkte an | Deutsche Bundesbank

    bundesbank.de

  7. Geldpolitische Beschlüsse

    bundesbank.de

  8. MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT

    banque-france.fr

  9. Key ECB interest rates - European Union

    ecb.europa.eu

  10. Wegen hoher Inflation: EZB hebt die Zinsen um einen Viertelprozentpunkt an | FAZ

    faz.net

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European Central Bank