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.
Rates Spark: PMIs are unlikely to impact the next two ECB cuts
With the next two ECB cuts seen as done deals, consensus PMIs won’t move the needle Data has a chance to make a return as a driver of markets today with the eurozone flash PMIs offering a fresh take on economic sentiment amid the politically changing winds.
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 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 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 pitches digital euro as response to Trump's crypto push
Euro zone banks need a digital euro to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's push to promote stablecoins, a type of ...
The ECB needs a rethink of its policy approach
Experience suggests that abundant and cheap money is not a harbinger of price or financial stability, much less of sustained ...
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, ...
Take Five: Fed, ECB - and more from Trump
It's a big week ahead as the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Canada hold their first meetings of 2025 ...
Dollar Slides
The tariff-threat inspired gains stalled, and the BOJ rate hike and stronger PMI in Europe have dragged the greenback lower ...
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 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 ...
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 ...