The European Central Bank held a monetary policy meeting on the 26th and decided to maintain three key interest rates unchanged. The European Central Bank announced on the same day that its main refinancing rate, marginal lending rate, and deposit mechanism rate will remain unchanged at 4.50%, 4.75%, and 4.00%, respectively. The announcement states that although the inflation rate in the eurozone significantly decreased in September this year and most basic inflation indicators continued to slow down, the European Central Bank expects the inflation rate in the eurozone to remain high for the long term.