ECB's Villeroy: Should keep door open of larger rate cut in December
The European Central Bank should keep its options open for a bigger rate cut next month and its policy rate could eventually fall to a level that once again stimulates growth, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Thursday.
ECB May Be Able to Cut Rates Gradually, Wunsch Tells Nikkei
The European Central Bank may be able to keep cutting interest rates as inflation eases and could ultimately lower them to “somewhere close to 2%,” Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch told Nikkei in an interview.
ECB's Schnabel Warns Against Cutting Rates Too Far
European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said the ECB needs to be wary of cutting interest rates too far as borrowing costs are already near a level that no longer restrains the economy,
No Need for ECB Rates Stimulus for Now, Schnabel Tells Bloomberg
“Given the inflation outlook, I think we can gradually move toward neutral if the incoming data continue to confirm our baseline,” Schnabel said, referring to an interest rate level that neither stimulates not slows growth.
ECB May Need Rates at Stimulative Levels, Villeroy Says
The European Central Bank doesn’t need to constrain the economy any longer and may even have to take interest rates to levels that promote growth, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau.
ECB needs to separate policy, transmission tools, Knot says
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ECB Must Take Close Look at Supply Shocks to Economy, Knot Says
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German Inflation Rebounds Above ECB Target
Despite the pickup from October, largely driven by energy prices, inflation is expected to cool in the next few months as ...
Explainer-Could the ECB help France if borrowing costs surge further?
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German Inflation Is Good News For ECB Hawks
The just-released flash estimate of German inflation in November wraps up a good day for the ECB hawks. With headline ...
Eurozone Isn’t Headed for Recession, ECB’s Schnabel Says
The eurozone isn’t at imminent risk of recession despite a softening labor market and signs of contraction in business ...
Euro Zone Bank Lending Continues to Pick Up, ECB Data Shows
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lending to euro zone companies and households continued to accelerate last month, supporting the ...
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ECB Must Cut Rates Next Month on Poor Economy, Kazaks Says
The ECB has already reduced interest rates three times and is expected to do so again next month. Markets are betting that move could be a bigger half point cut after poor PMI data on Friday ...
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ECB discretionary or on autopilot? – Commerzbank
Once again, there is disagreement among the members of the ECB Governing Council about what the monetary policy reaction function of the European Central Bank should look like. In the one hand ...
U.S.-Europe Trade War Could Nudge Inflation Higher, ECB’s Lagarde Says
A tariff war between the U.S. and Europe could drive up inflation a little in the short term, European Central Bank President ...