European Central Bank cuts rates again, says policy is becoming 'meaningfully less restrictive'
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European Central Bank to make 'last easy rate cut' as tariffs, higher fiscal spending loom
Disagreement among policymakers may be set to increase as the neutral rate swims into view.CNBC - 1d -
Inflation eases to 2.4% in Europe, supporting likely central bank rate cut
Inflation in Europe eased to 2.4% in February, supporting the case for another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank but leaving open how far the central bank will go in lowering ...ABC News - 3d -
Bank of Korea slashes rates to lowest since August 2022 on economic worries, cuts growth forecast
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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 ...The Guardian - 40m -
Fed’s Logan backs shortening maturity of central bank’s balance sheet
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan on Tuesday backed a plan to change the composition of the Fed’s secondary-market purchases of Treasury securities so that the central bank’s holdings match the ...MarketWatch - Feb. 25 -
German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany
The central bank’s president said it was “not possible to rule out” a third year of no economic growth.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
South Africa’s central bank governor sounds alarm on ‘rightwing populism’
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ECB faces risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into too many rate cuts, says top official
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Trump's Ukraine policy alarming European leaders
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