[ad_1] <br><img src="https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2194673668-e1737972725902.jpg?w=2048" /><br>The central bank hiked interest rates repeatedly from 2022 to tame soaring inflation, but is now bringing them back down as price rises slow and the eurozone economy looks weak. <a href="https://fortune.com/europe/2025/01/27/european-central-bank-cut-rates-low-inflation-donald-trump-threat-protectionism/">Read More</a> <br><a href="https://fortune.com/europe/2025/01/27/european-central-bank-cut-rates-low-inflation-donald-trump-threat-protectionism/">Read More </a>