The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday and kept the door open to further policy easing as concerns over lacklustre economic growth supersede worries about persistent inflation. Following are highlights of ECB President Christine Lagarde's comments at a news conference after the policy meeting.

The ECB cut rates by 25bps to 2.75%, with Lagarde signalling further easing if inflation declines. Growth risks persist amid weak confidence and geopolitical tensions. She ruled out Bitcoin as a reserve asset,

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The comments by Christine Lagarde alluding to a U.S.-EU rift offered ... efforts to end wars in places like Ukraine and the Middle East, and technological progress. Some human rights advocates ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is getting his wish that interest rates drop across the world, just not at home where a strong economy and uncertainty over his own policies have set the stage for the Federal Reserve to diverge from its central bank peers.

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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference following the bank’s latest monetary policy decision.

Following is the text of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's statement after the bank's policy meeting on Thursday:

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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is getting his wish that interest rates drop across the world, just not at home where a strong economy and uncertainty over his own policies have set the stage for the Federal Reserve to diverge from its central bank peers.