Brussels, 02/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - For the eighteenth consecutive month, the European Central Bank (ECB) has kept interest rates unchanged. The minimum submission rate applied to refinancing operations remains at 2%, and the marginal loan facility and the deposit facility at 3% and 1% respectively. "Currently, the rates are all right where they are, but vigilance is essential", said ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet at a press conference, justifying the status quo by the need "to act as...