2-year Treasury yield slides as tariff worries linger, ECB cuts rates

• 2-year Treasury yield slides to lowest since October on more tariff talk from Trump

  U.S. government debt rallied on more tariff threats by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, reigniting economic fears and sending the policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield to its lowest level in ...
  
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  ECB cuts interest rate to 2.5%

  Rate-setters shift tone, suggesting possible pause to reductions in borrowing costs
  
  Financial Times - 3h

• ECB cuts interest rate to 2.5%

  Rate-setters shift tone, suggesting possible pause to reductions in borrowing costs
  
  Financial Times - 3h

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• 10-year yield jumps by most in 2 weeks on tariff relief, better-than-expected data

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• ECB faces risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into too many rate cuts, says top official

  Rate-setters need to stand ready to pause further monetary easing, Belgian central bank governor says
  
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• Euro zone inflation dips to 2.4% in February as ECB bets point to sixth rate cut

  Economists surveyed by Reuters had been expecting inflation to ease to 2.3% in February.
  
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  ECB cuts rates again and warns trade war fears are hurting Europe’s economy

  Quarter-point cut to deposit rate, to 2.5%, comes as Trump prepares to impose tariffs on EU exports to US. Business live – latest updates The European Central Bank has cut interest rates ...
  
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• ECB delivers another rate cut, but economists see little room for more easing

  The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter-point Thursday, responding to signs of deteriorating activity and weakening inflation despite bond-market turmoil over plans for a splurge ...
  
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