Inflation, ECB

ECB Primes Fresh Rate Cut as Inflation Begins to Ease Again
Consumer prices in the eurozone were 2.4% higher in February than a year earlier, a slower rate of inflation than recorded in January, reassuring policymakers ahead of Thursday’s meeting.
Euro zone inflation ticks lower in boost to ECB rate cut bets
Euro zone inflation dipped a bit less than expected last month but its most closely watched component also dropped, sealing the case for another ECB interest rate cut on Thursday and solidifying bets for further policy easing in the coming months.
Economists See Growing Risk That Trump Upends ECB Rate Cuts
Economists have added a big disclaimer to their view that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates three more times: Donald Trump.
Eurozone inflation falls less than expected: ECB rate cuts at risk?
Eurozone inflation eased to 2.4% in February but remained above forecasts, complicating the ECB’s rate-cut plans. Monthly price pressures, meanwhile, hit a 10-month high. View on euronews
French Inflation Cools to Lowest in Four Years as ECB Prepares to Cut Rates Again
France’s inflation rate fell to its lowest level in four years, taking it further below the European Central Bank’s target and priming the bank for a fresh cut to interest rates next week. Consumer prices in the country rose 0.
Softer inflation, weak growth bolster case for ECB rate cuts
Euro zone inflation prospects improved while growth remained anaemic, fresh data showed on Friday, solidifying the case for further ECB rate cuts to stimulate an economy that has been stagnant for nearly two years.
Wall Street Journal27d
ECB Likely to Stick to Rate-Cut Course Despite Inflation Rise
Eurozone inflationary pressures are likely to ease and the European Central Bank should ... interest rates into the summer, Commerzbank’s Vincent Stamer says. The increase in inflation to ...
FXStreet25d
ECB’s Cipollone: Rate cuts are coherent with declining inflation picture
European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Piero Cipollone said on Thursday, “rate cuts ... of PCE inflation data for the month of January. Gold stays under bearish pressure and ...
Yahoo Finance1mon
ECB cuts rates, leaves room for easing as growth lags
That’s as concerns over a lacklustre economy supersede worries about persistent inflation. It marks the fifth ECB rate cut since June, with the markets expecting several more this year.
Morningstar1mon
German Inflation Unexpectedly Falls, Reassuring ECB After Rate Cut — 2nd Update
The ECB cut its deposit rate to 2.75% from 3%. Its President Christine Lagarde said the eurozone's economy is set to remain ... pressure is also easing noticeably," she added. However, ...
Mena FN1mon
ECB Rate Cut Creates New Risks For Investors
"The ECB's rate cut is a clear acknowledgment that the Eurozone economy is treading water. Growth is elusive, manufacturing remains in contraction, and households are under pressure," says ...
Yahoo Finance1mon
ECB cuts rates again, keeps door open to further easing
LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday and kept the door open to further policy easing as concerns over lacklustre economic growth supersede worries about ...
MarketWatch1mon
Spanish Inflation Rises But ECB Still Set to Cut Rates -- Update
Despite the rise in Spain's headline inflation and its zippy economic growth, the ECB is widely expected to set out a fresh cut to borrowing rates when its governing council meets later ...