ECB may wait until December to make final rate cut: survey
The European Central Bank (ECB) can delay its final interest-rate cut until December without investors concluding in the meantime that easing is over, a Bloomberg survey of economists…
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ECB to test banks' resilience to geopolitical risk in 2026
Next year’s exercise will be part of banks’ self-evaluation of their capital needs The European Central Bank will test banks’ resilience to geopolitical risk next year, telling…
ECB tweaks strategy to counter sustained inflation swings, either up or down
[SINTRA, Portugal] The European Central Bank pledged on Monday (Jun 30) to react with equal vigour when inflation was too high as when it was too low, tweaking its overarching strategy…
Europe: Shares inch up as Lagarde’s remarks offset ECB rate cut
EUROPEAN equities see-sawed on Thursday, ultimately eking out gains after the European Central Bank’s President Christine Lagarde’s more hawkish commentary overshadowed a widely expected…
US dollar benefits from selling exhaustion, ECB cuts rates
THE US dollar rallied on Thursday (Apr 17) after its recent weakness across peer currencies appeared exhausted for the time being, while the euro weakened slightly after the European…
ECB cuts rates again to help economy weather erratic US trade policy
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday (Apr 17), looking to prop up an already struggling eurozone economy that will take a large hit…
Euro set for deeper decline as market sees more ECB cuts
Traders are ramping up bets for a deeper divergence between European and US interest rates, setting the euro on a clear path for further weakness. The currency fell to its lowest in nearly…
ECB to cut interest rates, keep door open to further easing
THE European Central Bank (ECB) is all but certain to cut interest rates on Thursday (Jan 30) and is likely to keep open the door to further policy easing as concerns over lacklustre…
ECB plans to clamp down on banks ignoring its demands for fixes
THE European Central Bank (ECB) is set to crack down on lenders that are slow to deal with fixes the supervisor demands of them, after growing frustrated with a perceived lack of…
Eurozone banks are vulnerable to US funding squeeze: ECB
The growing dependence on US dollars and the stronger link between banks and non-banks pose risks to the eurozone’s financial system EUROZONE financial institutions are increasingly using…
ECB will ‘quite probably’ cut rates this month, Villeroy says
THE European Central Bank (ECB) will “quite probably” cut interest rates at its next meeting later this month, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau. Inflation…
ECB momentum for an October rate cut is looking unstoppable
AN INTEREST rate cut that European Central Bank (ECB) officials deemed unlikely just three weeks ago now seems a near certainty when they next set borrowing costs on Oct 17. Markedly…
Lagarde backs bank mergers as ECB prepares for UniCredit verdict
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reinforced her support for international banking tie-ups in the eurozone, saying they can produce many upsides, including a greater…