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Euro zone inflation hits new record, adding to case for big ECB rate hikes

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation rose to yet another record high in May, challenging the Eur...

31st May, 2022

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Euro zone’s overpriced housing market may sag if rates rise, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone’s overpriced housing market may sag if mortgage rates rise faste...

25th May, 2022

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ECB’s Lagarde sees rate at zero or slightly above by September

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday she saw the E...

24th May, 2022

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ECB likely to get out of negative rates by September, Lagarde says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is likely to lift its deposit rate out of negative te...

23rd May, 2022

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As ECB pares back stimulus, investors alert for fragmentation risk

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – As the European Central Bank races towards the stimulus exit...

19th May, 2022

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ECB policymakers push for quick monetary policy normalisation

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -The European Central Bank will likely start raising interest rates...

18th May, 2022

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Euro zone April inflation revised down to 7.4%; still a record high

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation held steady at a record high 7.4% in April, driven by soar...

18th May, 2022

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ECB’s Knot says 50 bps July rate hike possible if inflation broadens

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should raise its key interest rate by 25 basis point...

17th May, 2022

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ECB’s Villeroy: overly weak euro could threaten inflation goal

PARIS (Reuters) -The euro’s weakness on currency markets could threaten the European Central Bank’s...

16th May, 2022

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ECB’s Centeno sees rate hike in early July

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Mario Cen...

13th May, 2022

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ECB’s Makhlouf says it is time for Governing Council to act

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on Thursday joined a chorus of Europ...

12th May, 2022

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ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has firmed up expectations that it will raise its be...

11th May, 2022