European Central Bank cuts interest rates for first time in 5 years

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The European Central Bank has cut interest rates for the first time in almost five years, but warned future reductions would depend on price pressures easing further.

Thursday’s quarter-point cut to 3.75 per cent, which has not yet been replicated by central banks in the US and UK, represented a milestone in the fight…