deposit facility rate

2 Nov 2026

The ECB's main policy rate

The rate banks earn on overnight deposits at the ECB, its effective policy rate since 2022.

The ECB has three policy rates; with the banking system awash in reserves, the deposit facility rate is the one that anchors money-market rates and is what markets mean by the ECB rate.

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