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ECB to look past Trump risk and push on with rate cuts
Despite US President Donald Trump's sabre-rattling, the European Central Bank is set to press on with interest rate cuts Thursday as officials increasingly voice confidence that the fight against inflation is on track.
ECB Press Conference: Lagarde comments on outlook after cutting key rates by 25 bps
After lowering key rates in December, the ECB is widely expected to announce another 25 basis points (bps) cut, taking the benchmark rate on deposit facility from 3% to 2.75%. It would be the fourth straight interest rates cut after trimming them in September, October and December 2024.
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ECB to cut rates again, with a nervous eye on Trump
Eurozone rate-setters are set to cut borrowing costs again this week, confident their efforts to lower inflation will remain on track despite the threat from US President Donald Trump's protectionist agenda.
ECB set to cut rates again as Trump tariffs cloud outlook
The ECB is expected to drop its main lending rate from 3 per cent to 2.75 per cent, its fifth cut since last July.
The Edge Singapore4h
ECB cuts rates for fifth time as Euro-zone economy flatlines
Officials reduced the deposit rate by a quarter-point to 2.75% — as predicted by all analysts in a Bloomberg poll.
In Trump’s shadow: Five questions for the ECB
The European Central Bank meets on Thursday for the first time since Donald Trump returned to office, leaving U.S. tariff threats looming over the euro zone's sluggish economy and potentially complicating the economic outlook.
ECB president ‘confident’ Bitcoin will not enter central bank reserves
Speaking at a press conference, ECB President Christine Lagarde suggested “liquid, secure and safe“ standards for central banks likely precluded Bitcoin as a reserve asset.
ECB slashes rates for fifth time, signals more loosening in ipeline
ECB officials reduced the deposit rate by a quarter-point to 2.75%. They continued to describe their current monetary-policy stance as ‘restrictive’, signaling more loosening is in the pipeline, while
ECB decision: Interest rates cut to nearly 2-year low — and more easing likely
The European Central Bank on Thursday cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, saying it expects inflation to fall back to its target later in the year and signaling that further easing is likely in coming months.
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.
At World Economic Forum, Trump’s tariff threat overshadows usual talk of climate, free trade
At the World Economic Forum, President Trump's return to the White House overshadowed traditional talk on climate change, trade and development.
ECB’s Knot Is Content With Market View on Next Two Meetings
European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said investor bets for interest-rate cuts in January and March are reasonable, while any commitment beyond is difficult due to heightened global uncertainty.