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 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,
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'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. "We are now confident that inflation will stabilise at the target as predicted and monetary policy will stop being restrictive in the near future,
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 ...
ECB’s Villeroy Says It’s Plausible to Cut at Each Meeting
It’s possible that the European Central Bank will lower interest rates at each of its upcoming meetings, according to ...
Europe must be prepared for shifting US trade policy, Lagarde warns
ECB President Christine Lagarde urged Europe to prepare for potential US trade policy shifts, warning of selective tariffs ...
ECB's Villeroy: Trump policies unlikely to have much impact on euro inflation
The new Trump administration's policies may affect inflation in the United States but are unlikely to have much impact on ...
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 ...
EUR/USD Forecast: Euro shows signs of bullish potential
Following the pullback seen in the European session on Tuesday, EUR/USD reversed its direction and closed the day marginally ...
Dovish risks growing for the ECB
With risks to the ECB’s outlook increasing from domestic issues such as budget disputes in France and Germany and threats to trade from potential tariffs, the ECB’s dovish contingent is likely to ...
Disinflation is coming through, says ECB President Christine Lagarde
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde discusses monetary policy at the World Economic Forum in Davos.