Here’s what 12 ECB members said about interest rates this week
A sculpture of the Euro currency stands in the city centre of Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on January 25, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images A host …
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European Central Bank should cut rates in June, ECB policymaker says
The European Central Bank should cut interest rates in June to avoid falling behind the inflation curve, according to ECB policymaker François Villeroy de Galhau. “The question is the next …
Bank of England to cut rates in May, Morgan Stanley says
Blurred buses pass the Bank of England in the City of London on 7th February 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images The Bank …
ECB June rate cut looks increasingly likely but still caveats: Joachim Nagel
Joachim Nagel, president of Deutsche Bundesbank, during A Bloomberg Television interview following the central bank’s “Annual Report 2023” news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. “ Alex …
Middle East tensions pose the biggest threat to rate cuts, European Central Bank policymaker says
Tensions in the Middle East pose the biggest threat to a prospective interest rate cut from the European Central Bank, according to ECB policymaker Robert Holzmann. “At this stage, I …
Fed Chair Powell says there has been a ‘lack of further progress’ this year on inflation
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a closed two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy at the Federal Reserve in …
Lagarde says ECB will cut rates soon, barring any major surprises
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Tuesday said the central bank remains on course to cut interest rates in the near term, subject to any major shocks. Lagarde said …
Bank of England scraps fan charts in forecast overhaul
The exterior of the Bank of England in the City of London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England on Friday announced a …
ECB holds interest rates, gives strong signal that cuts are on the way
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The …
Goldman still expects stubbornly high U.S. inflation to fall this year
Goldman Sachs still expects stubbornly high U.S. inflation to ease over the coming months, despite investors slashing bets for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, after yet another print showed that …