ECB Expected to Cut Rates

ECB to cut interest rates even 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.
European markets set for higher open ahead of expected ECB rate cut
European markets are heading for a higher open on Thursday as investors look ahead to the latest monetary policy decision of the European Central Bank.
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
Debate over rates pause mounts as ECB set to cut again
Massive German spending pledges and uncertainty caused by US trade policy are fuelling expectations the European Central Bank could on Thursday signal that a pause in interest rate cuts is in sight, analysts said.
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.
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.
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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 ...