The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at record lows as investors wait for President Mario Draghi to reveal details of a plan to buy assets. The 24-member Governing Council left the main refinancing rate at 0.05 percent at its meeting today in Naples, Italy. The decision was predicted by all 60 economists in a Bloomberg News survey. The deposit rate and the marginal lending rate remained at minus 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. The focus now shifts to Draghi’s press conference at 2:30 p.m., when he is due to unveil the specifics of a plan to buy asset-backed securities and covered bonds. ... (full story)