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ECB Cuts Rates Again as Trump Tariff Fears Threaten Recovery (2)

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Alexander Weber |Jana Randow |Mark Schroers

The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for the seventh time since last June as global trade tensions threaten to derail the region’s economic recovery. The deposit rate was decreased by a quarter-point to 2.25%, as predicted by almost all analysts polled by Bloomberg. Officials dropped the word “restrictive” from their statement in relation to the monetary-policy stance but stressed the headwinds Europe faces.
ECB’s Data-Dependent, Gradual Approach Still Appropriate: Kazaks

Dec 3, 2024 | bnnbloomberg.ca | Aaron Eglitis |Alexander Weber

(Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank’s data-dependent and gradual approach to setting monetary policy remains appropriate, Governing Council member Martins Kazaks says in presentation for online event. “If downside risks were to materialize, data dependency allows to act in faster to avoid settling into ‘bad’ equilibria,” the Latvian central-bank chief says.
Euro area inflation creeps back above the 2pc target

Nov 29, 2024 | msn.com | William Horobin |Alexander Weber |Alice Gledhill

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Euro area inflation creeps back above the 2pc target

Nov 29, 2024 | independent.ie | William Horobin |Alexander Weber |Alice Gledhill

Rate cut in December seen as all but guaranteed Euro-area inflation climbed above the European Central Bank's 2oc target, though officials are unlikely to be deterred from continuing to lower interest rates next month and beyond. Consumer prices rose 2.3pc from a year ago in November, up from 2pc in October and matching the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of analysts.
ECB’s Stournaras: US Tariffs Would Negatively Impact EU Economy

Nov 7, 2024 | news.bloombergtax.com | Alexander Weber

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ECB’s Stournaras: US Tariffs Would Negatively Impact EU Economy

Nov 7, 2024 | bnnbloomberg.ca | Alexander Weber

(Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras says an implementation of Donald Trump’s campaign promises on tariffs, fiscal policy and migration would have “certain implications” for the economy. “It will perhaps increase inflation in the US, at least temporarily.
ECB’s Stournaras: US Tariffs Would Negatively Impact EU Economy

Nov 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Alexander Weber

Voters unhappy over soaring prices, including runaway housing costs, helped put Donald Trump back in the White House. But what will a second Trump presidency mean for the real-estate industry, and home buyers and sellers? It means higher mortgage rates in the immediate term, but further down the line, another Trump administration could also mean less regulation and more tax incentives across the board, experts told MarketWatch.
Goldman Sees Additional ECB Rate Cut After Trump Election Win

Nov 6, 2024 | bnnbloomberg.ca | Alexander Weber

(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs economists led by Sven Jari Stehn say that the economic fallout from another Donald Trump presidency will lead the European Central Bank to cut interest rates by an additional 25 basis points in July 2025.
Germany’s Business Outlook Improves as Economy Stabilizes

Oct 25, 2024 | msn.com | Alexander Weber

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Germany’s Business Outlook Improves as Economy Stabilizes

Oct 25, 2024 | bnnbloomberg.ca | Alexander Weber

(Bloomberg) -- Germany’s business outlook improved in October — adding to evidence that the country’s economic downturn may be ending. An expectations gauge by the Ifo institute rose to 87.3 from 86.4 in September. That’s the highest level since June and better than economists had predicted in a Bloomberg survey. A measure of current conditions also advanced. “Expectations were brighter but marked by skepticism,” Ifo President Clemens Fuest said Friday in a statement.