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16 hours ago | 
bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers |Guy Johnson |Lizzy Burden
(Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank should take a break from lowering interest rates to give officials a chance to assess recent shocks, particularly from trade, according to Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras. “Now the best thing is wait and see,” the Greek central-bank chief told Bloomberg Television. “It’s nearly done but with such uncertainty worldwide you can never say it’s done.”WATCH: “The best thing is wait and see,” Stournaras says.
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1 day ago | 
bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers |Alexander Weber |Alessandra Migliaccio
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1 day ago | 
financialpost.com | Mark Schroers |Alexander Weber |Alessandra Migliaccio
Advertisement 1European Central Bank officials envisage a pause in their interest rate-cutting campaign when they next set policy in July, according to people familiar with the matter. Article content(Bloomberg) — European Central Bank officials envisage a pause in their interest rate-cutting campaign when they next set policy in July, according to people familiar with the matter.
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1 day ago | 
bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers |Alexander Weber |Alessandra Migliaccio
European Union flags outside the European Central Bank. (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank officials envisage a pause in their interest rate-cutting campaign when they next set policy in July, according to people familiar with the matter. Given the uncertainty surrounding US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a timeout following eight reductions in borrowing costs is currently seen as the most likely scenario, the people said, declining to be identified discussing confidential talks.
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1 day ago | 
bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers |William Horobin
Christine Lagarde(Bloomberg) -- Christine Lagarde pledged to see out her presidency at the European Central Bank following speculation over an early departure to lead the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. “I’m fully determined to deliver my mission and I’m determined to complete my term,” Lagarde told reporters Thursday in Frankfurt when asked about a media report that she’d discussed a premature end to her presidency with WEF founder Klaus Schwab in April.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers |Jana Randow
Die Europäische Zentralbank steht laut Ratsmitglied Joachim Nagel kurz davor, ihr Inflationsziel von 2% zu erreichen. Aufgrund der erhöhten Unsicherheit seien jedoch keine Prognosen über künftige Zinsschritte möglich, weshalb maximale Flexibilität erforderlich sei. “Das Ziel ist damit endlich in greifbare Nähe gerückt”, sagte der Bundesbankpräsident am Dienstag in Mannheim.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers
La mejora de las cifras de producción del primer trimestre en Alemania se debe principalmente a que las empresas y los exportadores intentan adelantarse a los aranceles esperados por parte de Estados Unidos, según el presidente del Bundesbank, Joachim Nagel. “Hemos tenido un primer trimestre mejor de lo esperado, con un crecimiento del 0,4%”, declaró el martes en Mannheim.
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1 week ago | 
es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com | Mark Schroers
(Bloomberg) -- La mejora de las cifras de producción del primer trimestre en Alemania se debe principalmente a que las empresas y los exportadores intentan adelantarse a los aranceles esperados por parte de Estados Unidos, según el presidente del Bundesbank, Joachim Nagel. “Hemos tenido un primer trimestre mejor de lo esperado, con un crecimiento del 0,4%”, declaró el martes en Mannheim.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers
Deutsche Bundesbank president Joachim Nagel(Bloomberg) -- The upgrade of Germany’s first-quarter output numbers is primarily due to businesses and exporters attempting to get ahead of expected US tariffs, according to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel. “We had a stronger-than-expected first quarter, with growth of 0.4%,” he said in Mannheim on Tuesday. “This was more than we originally expected a few weeks ago, because there are, of course, many cautionary effects connected to tariff policy.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Mark Schroers |Jana Randow
(Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank is close to hitting its 2% inflation goal, but elevated uncertainty makes it impossible to predict future interest-rate moves and requires maximum flexibility, Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said. “The target is finally within reach,” the Bundesbank president said Tuesday in Mannheim, Germany. “We’re on the right track, even if it remains rocky,” he said, referring to the recent uptick in underlying and services inflation.
