ECB keeps rates unchanged, continues bond buying at "higher pace" (2)

Photo taken on June 10, 2021 shows the European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde during the live streaming of a press conference following the ECB's governing council meeting held at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. The ECB said on Thursday that it will keep the euro area key interest rates unchanged and will continue buying bonds under its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) at a "significantly higher pace" over the coming quarter than in the first months of this year. (Xinhua/Lu Yang)