ECB Expected to Cut Rates

ECB to cut rates again as trade wars, defence cloud the outlook
The European Central Bank is set to cut interest rates again on Thursday in what is likely to be its last easy decision for a while as trade wars and rearmament drive the continent's biggest economic policy upheaval in decades.
ECB Expected to Cut Rates as Trump Tariffs Loom Over Global Economy
Traders see a 98% chance of a quarter-point reduction by the European Central Bank. The Federal Reserve has paused.
ECB set to cut rates by 25bps amid economic concerns and trade tensions
The European Central Bank (ECB) will announce its interest rate decision on Thursday, with market expectations leaning towards a 25 basis point cut, bringing th
European Central Bank to make ‘last easy rate cut' as tariffs, higher fiscal spending loom
A broader move toward European rearmament would represent "a debt-financed fiscal expansion that would spur economic activity, allow some reflation, and cause the ECB to reconsider the extent of its policy rate cuts going forward," Thierry Wizman, global FX and rates strategist at Macquarie, said Tuesday.
ECB Primes Fresh Rate Cut as Inflation Begins to Ease Again
Consumer prices in the eurozone were 2.4% higher in February than a year earlier, a slower rate of inflation than recorded in January, reassuring policymakers ahead of Thursday’s meeting.
Massive German fiscal changes unlikely to stop ECB rate cuts
Despite Germany’s economic problems, the labour market remains tight, in part an after-effect of the labour hoarding trends that followed the pandemic, and the unemployment rate remains close to record lows. That suggests there are upside risks to inflation from increased government spending.
ECB set to cut interest rates again as inflation takes a back seat to Trump
For four years, the ECB has been trying to slow the economy down, raising its key deposit rate to a record 4 percent to choke off inflation, before gradually lifting its foot off the brake since June. Next week’s expected rate cut will be the sixth in the current sequence, and will bring the deposit rate down to 2.5 percent.
Another ECB rate cut to benefit 130,000 homeowners with tracker mortgages
The European Central Bank (ECB) is set to deliver a sixth interest rate cut in a move that will benefit about 130,000 householders with tracker mortgages.
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March ECB Cheat Sheet: The 'Restrictive' Dilemma
The European Central Bank will almost certainly cut rates by 25bp on Thursday 6 March, an outcome that is fully priced in.
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Eurozone private sector sees fragile growth as inflation stays high
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Dax Index News: Market Awaits Eurozone Inflation for ECB Rate Path Clarity
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ECB says payment system is working again after outage
The European Central Bank's said late on Thursday its systems for settling transactions were working again after an outage ...