ECB Pauses Again, Pushes Back On Rate Cut Hopes Eurozone inflation slowed faster than expected in November to a two-year low of 2.4 percent, after peaking at around 10% last year. Latin Times · Dec 15, 2023
Is the spectre of inflation finally fading – and what could it mean for Biden? For three years central banks in the US and Europe have been struggling to rein in price growth unseen in a generation The Guardian - US · Dec 14, 2023
BoE Pauses, ECB Tipped To Follow As Rate Cut Pressure Mounts The Bank of England held rates steady again Thursday with the European Central Bank expected to follow suit as inflation retreats, shifting investor attention to how fast policymakers will slash borrowing costs in 2024. International Business Times · Dec 14, 2023
Rate Pauses In View On Busy Central Banking Day In Europe The European Central Bank and the Bank of England were on Thursday expected to pause rates again as inflation retreats, while markets cheered the US Federal Reserve's clear signal that it would start slashing borrowing costs in 2024. International Business Times · Dec 14, 2023
With inflation down, people are talking rate cuts. The European Central Bank may say not so fast The inflation plaguing European shoppers has fallen faster than expected The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
Falling Inflation Shifts Focus To When ECB Could Cut Rates With inflation dropping faster than expected and the economic outlook darkening, markets will be looking for clues about when eurozone borrowing costs might start to come down as rate-setters meet this week. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2023
Eurozone Inflation Falls To More Than Two-year Low The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone fell to a more than two-year low in November, the EU's official statistics agency said Thursday. International Business Times · Nov 30, 2023
Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await Key U.S. Inflation Data and Fed Speak December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.19%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.18% this morning as market participants looked ahead to comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials while also awaiting the release of the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge later in the… Barchart · Nov 27, 2023
ECB keeps interest rates steady amid eurozone recession fears Widely expected decision by European Central Bank follows 10 consecutive rises in borrowing costs The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
The Women Who Made Modern Economics by Rachel Reeves review – a personal manifesto The shadow chancellor’s portraits of her economic heroes reveals much about a future Labour government’s agenda The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023
Policymakers urge Europe to move faster on clean energy transition International policymakers have warned that Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power. Radio France Internationale · Oct 2, 2023
Interest rates will stay high 'as long as necessary,' the European Central Bank's leader says The head of the European Central Bank says interest rates will stay high enough to restrict business activity for “as long as necessary” to beat back inflation because upward pressure on prices “remains strong.” The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Sluggish eurozone economies will not welcome ECB’s interest rate rise Weak consumer spending as, people – especially in Germany, the EU’s largest economy – put more into savings The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023
ECB raises interest rates to highest level since euro launched Central bank’s president hints this may be the peak for rates in drive to bring down stubborn inflation The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 ECB's Lagarde says interest rates to stay high as long as needed to defeat inflation Interest rates in the European Union will need to stay high “as long as necessary” to slow still-high inflation, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said Friday
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 Fed Chair Powell could signal the likelihood of high rates for longer in closely watched speech When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers a high-profile speech Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, many analysts think he could make one thing clear: That the Fed plans to keep its benchmark interest rate at a peak level for longer than had been expected
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023 ECB urged to pause interest rate rises amid recession fears Central bank raised rates by 0.25 percentage points in attempt to bring inflation down
Zenger · Jul 24, 2023 Federal Reserve Expected To Raise Rates To Highest Level In 22 Years Amid Inflation Concerns ECB also likely to hike rates; attention shifts to policy outlook for the rest of the year.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 3, 2023 Does Europe really need a 'digital euro'? The EU has taken a crucial step towards launching a digital version of the euro, a controversial project that has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it has even been unveiled. RFI takes a look into what Brussels hopes and believes will be 'the next big…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023 If there’s such a thing as an inflation quota, has Britain already exceeded it? According to some in the City, the UK will have to keep prices flat for the next seven years to make up for the last three. Really?
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023 Rip-off Britain: why everything we buy now costs a fortune As the cost of living crisis bites, consumers are asking how so many businesses have maintained or raised their profits
Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2023 The Bank of England isn’t giving us the facts we need to question big business City Voices: Bank ought to be on top of everything. It isn’t.
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023 Europe inflation slips to 5.5% — but that won't stop central bank rate hikes Inflation in Europe slid again in June but fell too slowly to offer much relief to shoppers grumbling over price tags
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023 Top central bankers assert need for higher interest rates to tackle persistent inflation Several of the world's top central bankers got together, and their message was clear: interest rates could go even higher to combat inflation
Barchart · Jun 28, 2023 S&P Futures Tick Lower Ahead of Powell Speech, Chip War Heats Up September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending down -0.15% this morning as a report on potential new restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips to China weighed on sentiment, while investors awaited a speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell for fresh clues on the future direction of U.S. monetary…