[European Central Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged] Jin10 News, July 23 – The European Central Bank (ECB) kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday, but investors anticipate that the bank will raise rates in the coming months to curb inflation triggered by the Middle East conflict. The ECB's deposit facility rate remains unchanged at 2.25%, in line with market expectations. Last month, the bank implemented its first rate hike in nearly three years. As tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have once again approached $100 per barrel, reigniting inflationary pressure risks caused by the war.