ECB cuts rates. Lagarde in spotlight after German bonds tumble on spending plan.

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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 - 1h

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

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  Financial Times - Feb. 24

• Euro zone inflation dips to 2.4% in February as ECB bets point to sixth rate cut

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  MarketWatch - 1h
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  ECB cuts rates again and warns trade war fears are hurting Europe’s economy

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  German parliament to hold special sessions on massive spending plan

  Yahoo News - 5h

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