European Central Bank cuts rates again, says policy is becoming 'meaningfully less restrictive'

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  Disagreement among policymakers may be set to increase as the neutral rate swims into view.
  
  CNBC - 1d
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  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

• UK lifts restrictions on Syria’s central bank in sanctions relief

  Twenty-four entities, including oil companies and banks, removed from sanctions list
  
  Financial Times - 27m
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  E.C.B. Cuts Interest Rates Again, With an Uncertain Path Ahead

  Vows by European leaders in increase borrowing to ramp up military spending has reshaped the fiscal picture that the central bank must confront.
  
  The New York Times - 28m

• Bank of Korea slashes rates to lowest since August 2022 on economic worries, cuts growth forecast

  The Bank of Korea cut rates to 2.75% from 3%, in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, trimming rates for the third time in four meetings.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 25
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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 - 46m

• 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
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  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’

  Lesetja Kganyago warns institutions are increasingly a target as the principle of independence comes under attack
  
  Financial Times - 4d

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