Following is the text of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's statement after the bank's policy meeting on Thursday: Link to statement on ECB website: Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the sixth time in nine months on Thursday, sticking to its easing plan in the face of economic upheaval from an unfolding trade war and new plans to boost Europe's military spending.

The European Central Bank decrees its fifth consecutive interest rate cut, sets the price of money at 2.5%, and anticipates that the next monetary decisions are not at all clear. Huge uncertainty". "Uncertainty everywhere".

The European Central Bank cut interest rates again on Thursday but warned of "phenomenal uncertainty" including the risk that trade wars and more defence spending could fuel inflation, raising the prospect of a pause in its policy easing next month.

The German bond market is tumbling as the European Central Bank is meeting on interest rates and no one is quite sure what message European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde wants to send.

The European Central Bank doesn’t have a role in helping governments finance more defense spending and will stick to its mission of price stability, President Christine Lagarde said.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept the door ajar to more, even as a looming trade war with the United States and plans to boost military spending drive Europe's biggest economic policy upheaval in decades.

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Thursday the eurozone faces "risks all over" amid US tariff threats and massive German spending plans, as policymakers cut rates again but signalled future monetary easing was in doubt.

Germany's plans to drastically increase government spending will be a focus at President Christine Lagarde's press conference.

The ECB cut rates by a quarter point, aiming to buffer an economy threatened by tariffs and a sudden need to ramp up military spending.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the risks to economic growth "remain tilted to the downside." Speaking to reporters in Frankfurt, Lagarde also said "most indicators of underlying inflation are pointing to a sustained return of inflation to our 2% medium-term target.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept the door ajar to more, even as a looming trade war with the U.S. and plans to boost military spending drive Europe's biggest economic policy upheaval in decades.