ECB Can Keep Cutting Rates

ECB Can Keep Cutting Rates as Inflation Approaches Target, Bundesbank’s Nagel Says
The European Central Bank could continue to reduce interest rates as eurozone inflation approaches its target, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said.
ECB's Nagel sees more rate cuts as inflation outlook encouraging
The European Central Bank has room to cut its interest rates further if inflation eases to its 2% goal this year as it expects, ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel said on Tuesday, adding the outlook for prices was "encouraging".
Euro zone inflation rises but March rate cut still likely
The ECB lowered borrowing costs for the fourth straight time last week and hinted at even more policy easing since inflation could be back at its 2% goal by late summer, economic growth is anaemic and a trade war was a distinct possibility.
ECB May Choose to Pause Rate Cuts If Inflation Proves Stubborn
The European Central Bank may choose to pause interest-rate cuts as inflationary pressures loom, Stephane Colliac and Guillaume Derrien at BNP Paribas write in a note to clients.
ECB says inflation risks increasingly ‘skewed to upside’ and could consider ‘pauses’ in rate cuts
The ECB could discuss ‘pauses’ in rate cuts. Isabel Schnabel, a member of the ECB's executive board, has said that the monetary authority could
ECB getting closer to rate cut pause, Schnabel says
The European Central Bank is getting closer to a pause in interest cuts since it is no longer clear that policy remains restrictive and energy price surges raise inflation risks, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel has said.
ECB's Nagel on Inflation, Rate Cuts, German Election
European Central Bank Governing Council member and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel discusses inflation in the euro zone. "We see, in the Governing Council, that inflation will come back to our target maybe by midst of this year and this is good news,
ECB's Wunsch warns of risk of 'sleepwalking' into excessive rate cuts, FT reports
European Central Bank policymaker Pierre Wunsch said the euro zone faces the risk of "sleepwalking" into excessive interest ...
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Inflation Runs Hot At 3% In Year To January
Inflation in the eurozone in September also stood at 1.7%. The ECB’s target is 2%. Lindsay James at Quilter Investors said: “With inflation falling below this level and the pace of wage growth ...
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ECB watchers now forecasting even lower rates for 2026
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Inflation rises to 3.2% in January
JOHANNESBURG - Inflation is on the up again after a slight increase was reported in the January reading. Headline inflation ...
Euro-Zone Wage Growth Cools From Record, Backing ECB Cuts
A key measure of euro-area pay growth eased at the end of 2024, supporting European Central Bank plans to keep cutting ...
Slowdown in Eurozone negotiated pay expected to continue in 2025
The ECB’s new wage tracker strongly supports this notion of a slowdown, which tracks agreements that are already in place.
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Supply and inflation issues mean short dated bonds ‘better value’
Concerns over persistent inflation and increased government bond issuance mean bonds with a shorter date to maturity ...
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ECB rate hikes result in record loss in 2024
The European Central bank on Thursday reported a record loss in 2024 after it had aggressively hiked eurozone interest rates ...