ECB cuts interest rate to 2.5%

How fast will the ECB cut interest rates?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Financial Times - 4d

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

Financial Times - Feb. 24

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.

CNBC - 3d

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 - 5h

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 ...

MarketWatch - 5h

E.C.B. Cuts Interest Rates Again, With an Uncertain Path Ahead

Vows by European leaders in increase borrowing to ramp up military spending have reshaped the fiscal picture that the central bank must confront.

The New York Times - 2h

Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show

Officials are debating when to restart interest rate cuts, as high prices linger and Trump’s policies add to economic uncertainty.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

Turkey cuts interest rates to 42.5% after inflation falls to 2-year low

Borrowing costs reduced for third month running after price rises ease to below 40% for first time since June 2023

Financial Times - 8h

What's the CD interest rate forecast for spring 2025?

With the Fed expected to hold rates steady in March, experts predict what could happen with CD stable this spring.

CBS News - Feb. 26

Will HELOC interest rates keep falling this March?

HELOC interest rates dropped in both January and February, but will that trend continue this March?

CBS News - 1d

Morgan Stanley now expects the ECB to cut on Thursday and again in April

Morgan Stanley says it now expects the European Central Bank to cut interest rates in April as it, like the market, expects a rate cut at Thursday’s meeting.

MarketWatch - 2d

Home Depot says high interest rates are hampering home-remodeling plans

“There’s just no denying the deferral that we’re still seeing,” said Billy Bastek, Home Depot’s executive vice president of merchandising.

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

Key Interest Rate Falls as Worries About the Economy Rise

Investors’ increasingly gloomy sentiment about economic growth appears to be driving down the 10-year Treasury yield.

The New York Times - 3d

Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you

Financial Times - 7h

Stock investors stopped freaking out over interest rates. Now this threat is re-emerging.

Investors appear to be doing a lot less hand-wringing over higher interest rates lately, but plenty of market risks are still coming up on the horizon.

MarketWatch - Feb. 23

Fed’s Barkin says interest rates may have to rise to combat inflation headwinds

Barkin said he understands that the fight against inflation has been long, but that “it is critical that we remain steadfast.”

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

No ‘golden age’ is coming. Trump’s tariffs will hit Americans with higher interest rates and more inflation.

Protectionism won’t make us rich — especially if tariffs launch a trade war.

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

The Fed’s favorite tool to track inflation unlikely to offer ammo for reducing U.S. interest rates

The latest look at U.S. inflation is unlikely to ease the worries on Wall Street, but it probably won’t add to the jitters.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

Fed’s Williams signals he’s content to hold interest rates steady at March meeting

U.S. interest-rate policy is in a good place and there is no need “to change it right away,” New York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday.

MarketWatch - 2d

Weekly mortgage demand surges 20% higher, after interest rates drop to the lowest since last year

Mortgage demand rallied last week after interest rates dropped to the lowest level since December 2024.

CNBC - 1d

Weekly mortgage demand increases 20% after interest rates drop to lowest since last year

A sharp drop in mortgage interest rates finally lit a fire under loan demand.

NBC News - 1d

Matthew Berry’s 25 Most Interesting Things He Heard At 2025 NFL Combine

Matthew Berry reveals the 25 most interesting things he heard at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, and tells a story about the time he got a ride back to his hotel on Jerry Jones' bus.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Fed’s Schmid warns against rate cuts in response to weaker outlook

Schmid, a voting member of the Fed’s interest-rate committee this year, pointed to two lasting lessons from history.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

Turkish inflation falls below 40% to set up further rate cuts

Central bank expected to reduce interest rates by 250 basis points when it meets on Thursday

Financial Times - 3d

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

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

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

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

The ECB cut interest rates by 25 basis points and struck a more hawkish tone in its communication.

CNBC - 6h

Deutsche Bank clashed with ECB over bad loan losses

Top regulator was concerned about German lender’s credit risk management

Financial Times - 3d

2/25: America Decides

21 federal employees resign “in protest” over DOGE; U.S Secret Service Director discusses his experience during President Trump’s first assassination attempt

CBS News - Feb. 25

Paul Manafort: Peace is not in Zelensky's interest

Manafort, who advised former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, said Zelenskyy has political motivations for prolonging the conflict.

The Hill - 2d

2/25: CBS Evening News

Confusion among federal workers over mixed messages on Elon Musk email; How FDR-era Supreme Court ruling relates to disputes over Trump firings

CBS News - Feb. 26

Agnès B: ‘I hate fashion. It’s not interesting.’

The designer, 83, talks about her troubled childhood, love of art, and how she persuaded David Bowie to drop the dodgy brown suits. During World War Two I remember standing in total darkness in a ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Avowed - Full Galawain's Tusks Map And Points Of Interest

After hours and hours of exploring three separate maps in Avowed , you finally arrive at Galawain's Tusks in search of the mythical Garden. Galawain's Tusks is certainly the least aesthetically ...

GameSpot - Feb. 22

Avowed - Full Shatterscarp Map And Points Of Interest

Shatterscarp is the third region you can visit during your journey in Avowed . It's home to Thirdborn, a town full of misfits, pirates, and outlaws. Shatterscarp is arguably the most dangerous ...

GameSpot - Feb. 22

Sabres Young Star Generating Trade Interest: Report

Yahoo Sports - 6d

The Rangers' Interest In Juuso Parssinen Goes Way back

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Gabbard: 'Big divergence' between Trump's, Zelensky's interests

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard argued there is a “big divergence” between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after the meeting between the two ended in a ...

The Hill - 4d

It’s in the interest of US business to stand up for the rule of law

Executives should not rely on the markets to persuade the Trump administration to change course

Financial Times - 6h

ECB cuts interest rate to 2.5%

Topics