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Why economists believe the ECB will keep on cutting interest rates
Economists predict that the ECB will continue its rate-cutting cycle as global trade tensions rise and eurozone growth slows.
Markets see door wide open for more ECB rate cuts on tariff hit
Traders saw the all-clear on Thursday from the European Central Bank to bet on even steeper interest rate cuts ahead, ...
Egypt cuts interest rates 225 basis points, says more cuts likely
Egypt's central bank lowered overnight interest rates by 225 basis points on Thursday, its first cut in more than five years, ...
IMF sees global growth hurt by trade tensions but no recession
Rising trade tensions and sweeping shifts in the global trading system will trigger downward revisions of the International ...
Analysis-Markets See Door Wide Open for More ECB Rate Cuts on Tariff Hit
In markets, some analysts reckon pricing had gone far enough. Steve Ryder, portfolio manager at Aviva Investors, said markets expectations now reflected the downside risk to ECB rates, so the firm was ...
ECB cuts rates on weak growth, markets bet on more easing
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday and warned that economic growth will take a big hit from U.S. tariffs, bolstering bets for even more policy ...
European Central Bank delivers widely expected rate cut as growth outlook deteriorates due to rising trade tensions
The European Central Bank on Thursday, as widely expected, cut interest rates as policymakers wrestle with the implications of rising global trade tensions in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
European shares clock marginal losses after ECB eases rates as expected
European shares closed slightly lower on Thursday after the European Central Bank eased borrowing rates as expected, while ...
Some ECB governors see high chance of June cut
Some European Central Bank policymakers see a high chance of a further interest rate cut in June as a trade war and the ...
ECB cuts rates, promises agility in face of trade war
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday, looking to prop up a struggling euro ...
ECB cuts rates, promises agility in face of trade war uncertainty
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday, looking to prop up a struggling euro ...
S&P 500 Plows Through Rough Waves Of Volatility
Wall Street’s bulls and bears experienced one of the more turbulent weeks for the U.S. stock market for quite some time. However, by the end of the week, the S&P 500 ( SPX) closed at 5,371.96, up ...