ECB on course to cut interest rates for 5th time next week

ECB policymakers line up behind rate cuts
European Central Bank policymakers lined up behind further interest rate cuts on Wednesday, indicating that next week's reduction is all but a done deal and further moves will also come even if the U.
ECB’s Escriva Says Rate Cut Next Week Is ‘Most Likely’ Scenario
European Central Bank Governing Council member Jose Luis Escriva said another reduction in borrowing costs at next week’s meeting is very probable as recent data confirm the outlook for inflation.
ECB should debate how much more it can cut rates, Schnabel says
The European Central Bank is on track to lower inflation and cut interest rates but needs to have a deep think about how much further and how quickly policy should be eased, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel said over the weekend.
ECB's Rehn says inflation confidence will allow for rate cuts
European Central Bank interest rates will keep falling as policymakers are confident that inflation will stabilise at the bank's 2% target, Finnish central bank chief Olli Rehn said on Wednesday.
ECB Rate-Cutting Plans Survive First Contact With Trump’s Return
Plans by the European Central Bank to push ahead with interest-rate cuts are withstanding the early jolts in US economic policy driven by Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
ECB says its still confident about lowering inflation despite Trump’s return
The European Central Bank (ECB) is sticking to its guns on reducing inflation to 2% this year, even as Donald Trump’s return to the White House raises new uncertainty over global trade and economic stability.
ECB policymakers line up behind further interest rate cuts
European Central Bank policymakers lined up behind further interest rate cuts on Wednesday, indicating that next week's reduction is all but a done deal and further moves will also come. Having cut rates four times already in response to weak growth and falling inflation,
Easing tariff fears cement bets on ECB rate cut next week
European Central Bank policymakers are likely breathing a sigh of relief that the new U.S. administration did not impose the ...
Escriva Sees ECB Need to Move to Neutral Stance in Next Semester
The European Central Bank should adjust monetary policy to a level that neither stimulates nor constricts the economy, ...
Traders Pile Into Bets on Supersized Rate Cut from European Central Bank
Traders are placing big options bets on the European Central Bank delivering at least one half-point cut to interest rates by ...
ECB may be left waiting for the consumer recovery to emerge
Deleveraging explains some of the rise in savings rates. Household debt-to-income ratios have sharply fallen back to levels ...
ECB follows 'middle path' on rates as inflation risks remain, says chief economist
Eurozone inflation fell to 2.4% in December 2024, but ECB chief economist Philip Lane cautions that services inflation and ...
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Euro area economy sets stage for deeper ECB rate cuts
DOHA: Skyrocketing inflation was finally brought under control last year after an unprecedented cycle of policy rate ...
Dovish risks growing for the ECB
The balance of macroeconomic risks has shifted from concerns about high inflation to concerns about low growth,” said vice-president Luis de Guindos in a mid-January speech. December’s change in ...
ECB's Knot is 'comfortable' with cuts at next two meetings - Bloomberg TV
European Central Bank policymaker Klaas Knot on Wednesday backed market bets on interest rate cuts at the ECB's next two ...