The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday and kept the door open to further policy easing as concerns over lacklustre economic growth supersede worries about persistent inflation. Following are highlights of ECB President Christine Lagarde's comments at a news conference after the policy meeting.

The ECB cut rates by 25bps to 2.75%, with Lagarde signalling further easing if inflation declines. Growth risks persist amid weak confidence and geopolitical tensions. She ruled out Bitcoin as a reserve asset,

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Following is the text of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's statement after the bank's policy meeting on Thursday:

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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference following the bank’s latest monetary policy decision.

The European Central Bank lowered rates by 25 basis points to 2.75% as expected and kept more easing on the table.

The ECB president confirmed that the disinflation process “is underway” and ruled out the possibility of stagflation, “there is a recovery” but warned about US tariffs: “They could weaken the economy”.