ECB lowers interest rates due to trade conflicts and economic uncertainty.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has lowered interest rates. This is the seventh time they have done this. They are worried about the economy because of new tariffs from President Trump.

This change by the ECB should help the countries that use the euro. It will make it cheaper for people and businesses to borrow money. Christine Lagarde from the ECB said that global trade problems will likely slow down growth in Europe.

The ECB decided to lower a key interest rate to 2.25%. They had raised rates before to fight high inflation. Now that prices are not rising as fast, the ECB is more worried about growth.

Many experts thought the ECB would lower rates because of Trump's tariffs. He announced new taxes on goods coming from other countries. These taxes could be as high as 49%.

Trump has stopped the tariffs for now, but people are still worried. The high costs could hurt businesses and slow down the economy. The United States and Europe trade a lot, so problems could be very bad.