ECB keeps policy unchanged but may acknowledge weak growth

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank left its policy stance unchanged as expected on Thursday, keeping a rate hike later this year on the table even as the euro zone economy suffers its biggest slowdown in half a decade. Having ended a landmark 2.6 trillion euro (2.26 trillion pounds) bond purchase scheme just weeks ago, the ECB said it still expected to keep interest rates at record lows 'through' the summer, sticking with its long-standing guidance even though markets now see a much..