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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Alexander Weber |Mark Schroers
US president Donald Trump’s erratic policies offer a “prime opportunity” to strengthen the euro’s international role and allow the currency bloc to enjoy more of the privileges so far reserved for the US, European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde said.
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2 weeks ago | 
financialpost.com | Alexander Weber |Mark Schroers
Article content(Bloomberg) — The European Central Bank isn’t far from achieving its 2% inflation target, helped by a stronger euro and falling energy costs, according to Vice President Luis de Guindos. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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2 weeks ago | 
financialpost.com | Alexander Weber |Jana Randow |Mark Schroers
Article content(Bloomberg) — European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said the euro-zone economy may need interest rates at “mildly supportive” levels to ensure inflation doesn’t fall below target after a series of shocks. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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4 weeks ago | 
financialpost.com | Mark Schroers |Alexander Weber |Francine Lacqua
Article content(Bloomberg) — The European Central Bank must lower interest rates further as the euro-area economy is yet to feel the full force of US tariffs and inflation is expected to continue to slow, Governing Council member Gediminas Simkus said. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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2 months ago | 
financialpost.com | Mark Schroers |Alexander Weber
“Today it’s very difficult to say what we’re going to do in April,” Guindos told an event in Brussels. “We’ll see the data, we’ll see how the different elements are evolving. I hope that we’ll have more clarity with respect to the final outcome in terms of tariffs.
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2 months ago | 
financialpost.com | Alexander Weber |Mark Schroers
“I’m not saying I’m pleading for a pause in April, but it’s certainly something that should be on the table,” Wunsch said Thursday. Tariffs will make for “a very difficult environment to navigate because if it’s pushing inflation up and growth down, then the question is whether we have to look through or not.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
afr.com | Jana Randow |Mark Schroers |Alexander Weber
Jana Randow, Mark Schroers and Alexander WeberMar 7, 2025 – 2.25am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Frankfurt | The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for the sixth time since June and indicated that its cutting phase may be drawing to a close as inflation cools and the economy digests seismic shifts in geopolitics.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
afr.com | Alexander Weber |Mark Schroers |Jana Randow
Frankfurt | The European Central Bank lowered borrowing costs for a fifth time since June, with the region’s economy stalling and the 2 per cent inflation target in reach. Officials reduced the deposit rate by a quarter-point to 2.75 per cent — as predicted by all analysts in a Bloomberg poll. They continued to describe their current monetary-policy stance as “restrictive,” signalling more loosening is in the pipeline, while reiterating that they’re not pre-committing to a particular rate path.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
afr.com | Mark Schroers |Jana Randow |Alexander Weber
Mark Schroers, Jana Randow and Alexander WeberDec 13, 2024 – 1.21am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for a third consecutive meeting, signalling more reductions next year as inflation nears 2 per cent and the economy struggles.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
financialpost.com | Alexander Weber
(Bloomberg) — The euro area’s economic growth will pick up as obstacles to consumption and investment fade away, though geopolitics poses an increasing threat, according to the European Commission. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team.
