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ECB leaves key rates unchanged, says President Lagarde

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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announces that ECB European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged again. The third consecutive pause since October was widely expected, and leaves the benchmark deposit rate at a record high of four percent. SOUNDBITE

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