European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday stressed the bank's commitment to keeping borrowing costs low in the eurozone, saying a recent rise in bond yields posed "a risk" to the recovery.

"Market interest rates have increased, which poses a risk to wider financing conditions," Lagarde said at a press conference in Frankfurt, after the ECB said it would accelerate its pandemic bond purchases to try to keep rates down.

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