The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its key interest rates at its Thursday meeting, as anticipated, in an effort to combat weak growth across the eurozone. It also hinted at further easing measures in 2025, reflecting the region’s ongoing economic challenges. Key Decisions Deposit Rate: Reduced by 25 basis points …
Read More »EUR/USD could resume declining as ECB considers further cut rates
The EUR/USD exchange rate is likely to continue falling as the European Central Bank is expected to lower interest rates again. The value of the EUR/USD pair is currently at 1.0800, but its future direction is uncertain due to expectations that the ECB will adopt a more lenient monetary policy. …
Read More »ECB Cuts Rates for Second Straight Meeting to Combat Inflation and Economic Slowdown
The European Central Bank (ECB) reduced interest rates by a quarter point at its second consecutive meeting on Thursday, aiming to address sluggish inflation and weak economic growth. This marks the first back-to-back rate cut in 13 years, signaling a shift in the ECB’s policy focus from controlling inflation to …
Read More »Why is ECB urged to adopt faster rate cuts?
Yannis Stournaras, the governor of the Bank of Greece, has called for the European Central Bank (ECB) to accelerate its pace of interest rate cuts to prevent the Eurozone economy from suffering. He believes that the current “highly restrictive” rates pose a significant risk to economic growth.Stournaras, who is also …
Read More »Eurozone Economic Growth Surprises, but Challenges Persist
The Eurozone’s economy experienced a slight uptick in the second quarter, growing by 0.3%, as reported by Eurostat on Tuesday. This growth exceeded economists’ expectations and matched the growth rate from the previous quarter. However, underlying issues and a slew of pessimistic surveys suggest a challenging outlook for the remainder …
Read More »Confidence in Eurozone Economy worsened in February
According to a survey of managers and consumers, confidence in the eurozone economy unexpectedly declined in February as attitude soured across all sectors.According to a forecast survey released by The Wall Street Journal, the eurozone sentiment indicator, an overall measure of business and consumer confidence, defied the tiny gain projected …
Read More »EUR/GBP surges following Eurozone GDP data
On Tuesday, the EUR/GBP pair rose by 0.50% to hit 0.8565. The Q4 GDP numbers for the Eurozone exceeded expectations, but the daily chart clearly shows bearish weariness. As monetary policy differences with the European Central Bank have pushed the cross lower in the previous sessions, the Bank of England’s …
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