The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) 5 June quarter-point interest rate cut brings its policy rate to a flat 2 percent. The reduction will ensure that inflation does not slip below the bank’s target rate of 2 percent, ECB chief economist Philip Lane said in a speech at a financial conference last week.
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GOLD BULLION IS CENTRAL BANKS’ SECOND MOST PLENTIFUL RESERVE ASSET
Gold bullion has surpassed the euro to become central banks’ second most plentiful reserve asset in terms of value, according to a new report from the European Central Bank (ECB).
ECB IS ENDING ITS CYCLE OF INTEREST RATE CUTS
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its key interest rate by another quarter point last week, dropping it to a flat 2 percent to buffer the Eurozone’s economy against the potential impacts of Donald Trump’s trade war.
ECB LEADERS PLAY FAVORITES IN PROMOTIONS, STAFF SAYS
Just 19 percent of European Central Bank (ECB) employees think the bank “does a good job of promoting the most competent people,” a new Ipso survey found.
ECB CUTS KEY RATE TO PROTECT AGAINST SHOCKS
On 6 March, the European Central Bank (ECB) shaved a quarter point off its key interest rate, dropping it to 2.5 percent.
ECB CUTS RATE, WARNS OF WEAK GROWTH AHEAD
On 12 December, the European Central Bank (ECB) shaved a quarter point from its key deposit interest rate, bringing it to 3 percent, and said the Eurozone’s economy will expand by 1.1 percent in 2025. In September, the bank had forecast a 1.3-percent expansion.
EUROZONE GROWTH ACCELERATES IN THIRD QUARTER
The collective economy of the 20 countries sharing the euro currency grew 0.4 percent in the third quarter, twice the speed of the 0.2-percent gain in the second quarter, according to official data.
CENTRAL BANKS: A RACE TO THE BOTTOM, MASS CURRENCY DEVALUATION
Just this past week, both the European Central Bank and the Canadian Central Bank, which is also known as the Bank of Canada, cut rates. Both the ECB and the CCB, made their move to cut rates following a move by the Swiss National Bank.
PRESSURE ON ECB TO CUT RATE GROWS AS LOAN DEMAND SLUMPS
Reporting a “substantial” drop in applications for loans, Eurozone banks are pressing the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut its interest rate from a record 4 percent, where it has held since last September.
ECB LEAVES RATE UNCHANGED, SIGNALS JUNE CUT
The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) governing council left the bank’s base interest rate at a record 4 percent at its meeting last week and gave a strong indication that it will cut the rate when it convenes again on 6 June.