The economy in numbers

Interest rates, inflation, unemployment and exchange rates: the latest value, whether it went up or down and how it has moved.

Euro area

ECB interest rate

The rate the European Central Bank pays banks. It steers loan and savings rates.

2.50 %

29 October 2026

▲ Up from 2.25 % (15 September 2026)

Source: ECB

Euro area inflation

How much prices rose over a year in the euro countries.

1.9 %

December 2025

▼ Down from 2.1 % (November 2025)

Source: ECB

Euro in US dollars

How many dollars one euro buys (ECB reference rate).

1.1133 USD

28 October 2026

▼ Down from 1.1150 USD (27 October 2026)

Source: ECB

Brazil

Selic rate

The Central Bank of Brazil interest rate, which steers loan rates in the country.

No values yet.

Source: Central Bank of Brazil

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