{"country":"DE","series":"ecb-main-refinancing-rate","value":2.4,"unit":"percent","effective_from":"2026-06-17","last_confirmed":"2026-07-29","source":{"name":"European Central Bank — Key ECB interest rates: main refinancing operations, fixed rate (ECB Data Portal series FM.D.U2.EUR.4F.KR.MRR_FR.LEV)","url":"https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/key_ecb_interest_rates/html/index.en.html"},"notes":"The fixed rate on the ECB's main refinancing operations (MRO). This is the reference rate the EU Late Payment Directive (2011/7/EU) uses, and is DISTINCT from the deposit facility rate carried as `policy-rate` (since 18 Sep 2024 the MRO sits 15bp above the DFR; the spread was 50bp before that). Identical across the euro area.","confidence":"primary","stale":false,"disclaimer":"Independent service, not affiliated with any government. Verify against the cited official source before legal or financial use."}