GERMANY-BERLIN-ECB-INTEREST RATES-PRESS CONFERENCE

(260910) -- BERLIN, Sept. 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 10, 2026. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday that it will raise the key interest rates by 25 basis points, marking its second rate hike this year amid rising inflationary pressures. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)