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1 day ago | 
wsj.com | Paul Hannon
Higher tariffs would make pharmaceuticals more expensive for U.S. importersIreland’s economy grew three times as rapidly as first estimated in the first quarter, driven by stockpiling of pharmaceuticals and other goods by U.S. businesses ahead of threatened tariffs.
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4 days ago | 
wsj.com | Paul Hannon
Developments in U.S. tariff policy are unlikely to have changed the outlook for policymakers greatlyJune 2, 2025 2:36 am ET|WSJ ProThe European Central Bank is set to lower its key interest rate Thursday, a cut that investors expect to be among the last in this sequence unless the eurozone economy is threatened by recession. Recent developments in U.S. tariff policy are unlikely to have changed the outlook for policymakers greatly. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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4 days ago | 
morningstar.com | Paul Hannon
By Paul Hannon The European Central Bank is set to lower its key interest rate Thursday, a cut that investors expect to be among the last in this sequence unless the eurozone economy is threatened by recession. Recent developments in U.S. tariff policy are unlikely to have changed the outlook for policymakers greatly.
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1 week ago | 
wsj.com | Paul Hannon
The head of the Bank of England says strains in the global trading system that have most recently been manifested in higher U.S. tariffs make life difficult for central bankersUpdated May 29, 2025 12:41 pm ET|WSJ ProGovernments will have to work hard to fix economic imbalances and roll back the spread of subsidies that have fueled challenges to the free-trade system, Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey said.
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1 week ago | 
tradingview.com | Paul Hannon
Returning to More Open Trade Calls for Hard Work, BOE's Bailey Says — UpdateGovernments will have to "work hard" to fix economic imbalances and roll back the spread of subsidies that have fueled challenges to the free-trade system, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said. In a speech in Dublin on Thursday, Bailey will say that strains in the global trading system that have most recently been manifested in higher U.S. tariffs make life difficult for central bankers.
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1 week ago | 
wsj.com | Paul Hannon
Lagarde was reportedly in discussions to join the World Economic Forum before the end of her termThe European Central Bank on Wednesday said that Christine Lagarde is determined to complete her term as president, which is scheduled to end in late 2027. The Financial Times earlier reported that Lagarde had been in discussions to join the World Economic Forum before the end of her term. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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1 week ago | 
fnlondon.com | Paul Hannon
ECB Says Lagarde ‘Determined’ to Complete Her TermLagarde was reportedly in discussions to join the World Economic Forum before the end of her term Published May 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM ET The European Central Bank on Wednesday said that Christine Lagarde is determined to complete her term as president, which is scheduled to end in late 2027. The Financial Times earlier reported that Lagarde had been in discussions to join the World Economic Forum before the end of her term.
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1 week ago | 
morningstar.com | Paul Hannon
By Paul Hannon The European Central Bank on Wednesday said that Christine Lagarde is "determined" to complete her term as president, which is scheduled to end in late 2027. The Financial Times earlier reported that Lagarde had been in discussions to join the World Economic Forum before the end of her term. "President Lagarde has always been fully committed to deliver on her mission and is determined to complete her term," an ECB spokesperson said in a emailed statement.
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1 week ago | 
tradingview.com | Paul Hannon
ECB Unlikely to Cut Key Rate Below 1.5%, Lane SaysThe European Central Bank is unlikely to lower its key interest rate below 1.5% or in large steps, its chief economist said in an interview published Tuesday. The ECB last month lowered its key rate for a seventh time since June 2024 to 2.25%. Policymakers will meet next week and investors expect them to cut again, to 2%.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsj.com | Paul Hannon
Wages in the eurozone rose at a much slower pace during the three months through March even as the unemployment rate remained at a record low, opening the way for further cuts to borrowing costs by the European Central Bank. The ECB on Friday said wages set through negotiations between employers and labor unions or similar bodies were 2.38% higher in the first quarter of 2025 than a year earlier, a slowdown from the 4.12% increase recorded in the three months through December.
