FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the first time since 2019 on Thursday as eurozone inflation gradually eases, but president Christine Lagarde said the path ahead was unclear and warned of a "bumpy road."

The key deposit rate was lowered a quarter point to 3.75 percent, bringing it down from a record high.

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