monetary-policy
ECB Rates No Longer a Material Drag on Growth, Schnabel Says
Sterling Steady Before Bank of England Economist Remarks
Bank of England's Dhingra Says Policymakers Divided Over Rate-Cut Pace
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Bank of England's Dhingra Reappointed to Monetary Policy Committee
Date: February 24, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Swati Dhingra has been reappointed to her role as an external member of the central bank's rate-setting body for a second three-year...
Morning Bid: Relief as German Vote Dodges Extremes
Date: February 24, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. The market reaction has been relief at the election of the relatively mainstream CDU/CSU conservatives in Germany's election,...
Merz Faces Difficult Path to Government After German Election Win
Date: February 24, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his conservative bloc won a national election that saw far-right and...
After Three Years of War, Trump Hands Russian Economy a Lifeline
Date: February 24, 2025
By Alexander Marrow and Darya Korsunskaya LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's overheating economy is on the cusp of serious cooling, as huge fiscal stimulus, soaring interest rates, stubbornly high inflation...
ECB's Wunsch Warns of Risk of 'sleepwalking' Into Excessive Rate Cuts, Ft Reports
Date: February 24, 2025
(Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Pierre Wunsch said the euro zone faces the risk of "sleepwalking" into excessive interest rate cuts and must be prepared to stop soon, the Financial Times...
ECB's Villeroy Reaffirms Deposit Rates Could Be at 2% by This Summer
Date: February 22, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could cut its deposit rate down to 2% by this summer, said Bank of France head and ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau in an interview published on...