Brussels, 01/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - At the bi-monthly meeting of the Governing Council, held in Frankfurt on Thursday, the European Central Bank decided to maintain the leading rates unchanged. Its minimum bid rate on the main refinancing operations and the interests rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility all remain unchanged at 4.75%, 5.75% and 3.75%, respectively. The ECB's decision comes despite the option taken by the American Federal Reserve to cut its cost...