European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates

European Central Bank cuts interest rates by a quarter point in fourth trim of the year
It appears unlikely that a 0.5 percentage-point rate cut could be in store, despite headline inflation having settled near the ECB’s 2% target.
European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as the Economy Weakens
The bank has been lowering rates since June as inflation slowed, but other risks are growing, including the threat of higher tariffs promised by President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Bank of England rates to stay on hold but cuts to accelerate in 2025
Central bankers across Europe have concluded that rates need to get much lower from current levels as growth concerns build. The European Central Bank is poised to take rates much lower in 2025. Sweden's Riksbank has slashed rates even more aggressively and will do so again this week. The Swiss have done similar.
French central bank cuts 2025 growth forecast to 0.9%
France's central bank on Monday downgraded its 2025 growth forecast to 0.9% from 1.2%, citing "increased uncertainty" for the economic outlook both at home and abroad. The bank also reduced its forecast for 2026 by 0.2 percentage points to 1.3% – a figure it also expects for 2027.
European Central Bank likely to cut rates while weighing US trade concerns and France’s chaos
With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatening new tariffs and political chaos engulfing France, the European Union’s second largest economy, the question ahead
Europe stocks close lower after European Central Bank makes quarter-point rate cut
European markets moved slightly lower Thursday as regional investors await the last monetary policy decision of the year from the European Central Bank (ECB).
Danish Central Bank Seen Lowering Rate to Mirror ECB, Poll Finds
Denmark’s central bank will probably deliver a quarter-point key rate cut later on Thursday to protect its currency peg to the euro, economists said.
European Central Bank cuts interest rates for fourth time this year
The move by the ECB comes as inflation across the euro zone is nearly back at target and the economy is faltering
European Stocks Close Mixed After ECB, SNB Cut Interest Rates
European stocks closed on a mixed note on Thursday with investors digesting the European Central Bank's decision to cut interest
Euro Falls Slightly After ECB Cuts Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points
The euro edged lower after the ECB cut interest rates by 25 basis points, in a statement that suggested that rates are likely to fall further.
Dollar higher on fresh inflation data, euro lower after ECB rate cut
The U.S. dollar rose on Thursday after a hotter than expected inflation readout while the euro traded a touch lower following the European Central Bank's decision to cut interest rates for the fourth time this year.
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