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🗓 #EconomicCalendar Key events this week Time zone: UTC Tuesday, July 28 06:05 🇦🇺 Australia - RBA Governor Bullock speech Wednesday, July 29 04:30 🇦🇺 Australia - Consumer Price Index (MoM) (Jun) 04:30 🇦🇺 Australia - Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Jun) 04:30 🇦🇺 Australia - Trimmed Mean Consumer Price Index (MoM) (Jun) 21:00 🇺🇸 United States - Federal Funds Rate Decision 21:00 🇺🇸 United States - FOMC Statement 21:30 🇺🇸 United States - FOMC Press Conference Thursday, July 30 14:00 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - BoE Monetary Policy Report 14:00 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - BoE Monetary Policy Summary 14:00 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - BoE Official Bank Rate 14:00 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - MPC Official Bank Rate Votes 15:30 🇺🇸 United States - Advance Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (Q2) 15:30 🇺🇸 United States - Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (MoM) (Jun) Friday, July 31 🇯🇵 Japan - BoJ Policy Rate (time TBA) 🇯🇵 Japan - BoJ Monetary Policy Statement (time TBA) 🇯🇵 Japan - BoJ Outlook Report (time TBA) 🇯🇵 Japan - BoJ Press Conference (time TBA) 15:30 🇨🇦 Canada - Gross Domestic Product (MoM) (May)

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ECB held rates steady. How did EUR react? Market reaction: 💶 EUR weakened against USD 📉 EUR/USD moved lower ⚠️ Traders focused on Lagarde's comments Key points: 📊 Deposit rate held at 2.25% 📊 Main refinancing rate held at 2.40% 📊 Marginal lending rate held at 2.65% The ECB left all three key rates unchanged on 23 July, keeping its policy path data-dependent and meeting by meeting. The euro moved lower against the US dollar after the decision, while markets focused on inflation risks, energy price uncertainty and Christine Lagarde's comments during the press conference. Did the ECB decision match your expectations? Did you trade it live or wait for the press conference? 👇