UNCOVERED: 8 - The Untold Story

European Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged despite trade war uncertainty – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as policy rate left at 2%

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025

Europe's central bank to hold off on another rate cut until it knows how bad the tariff blow will be

The European Central Bank probably isn't going to cut interest rates again on Thursday

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

ECB Expected To Hold Rates As More Trump Tariffs Loom

The European Central Bank looks set to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday while the introduction of higher US tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump hangs in the balance.

International Business Times · Jul 24, 2025

Tom Lee On Why Fed's Holding Back While Europe Eases Aggressively: 'That's The Upside Opportunity Into Year End'

Tom Lee, the head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, highlighted a crucial factor that could explain why the European Central Bank (ECB) has been able to cut interest rates while the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) has not.

Benzinga · Jun 25, 2025

European stocks mixed after hawkish ECB rate cut

The FTSE 100 index closed up 9.75 points, 0.1%, at 8,811.04.

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

Europe's central bank expected to lower interest rates as Trump's trade war threatens growth

Lower inflation and concern that U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war will slow already modest growth have cleared the way for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates at Thursday’s policy meeting, a step that would lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses and promote economic activity

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

ECB president Christine Lagarde says she’s ‘determined’ to complete her term, after speculation of early exit to run WEF – as it happened

“You’re not about to see the back of me,” insists Lagarde, sporting a necklace reading ‘in charge’, following claims she discussed leaving ECB early to run World Economic Forum

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2025

Inflation slides to 1.9% in Europe, as worries shift from prices to Trump and tariffs

Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.9% in May from 2.2% in April, helping clear the way for more interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025

Eurozone private sector slips into contraction as services falter in May

Eurozone private sector contracted in May, with Composite PMI falling to 49.5. Services saw their sharpest drop in 16 months, while manufacturing stabilised. Business confidence hit a 19-month low, reinforcing expectations for further ECB rate cuts.

Euronews · May 22, 2025

Stocks Slip Before the Open as Bond Yields Climb on U.S. Debt Fears, More Retail Earnings on Tap

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are down -0.70%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are down -0.67% this morning as Treasury yields continue to rise on worries about U.S. government debt while U.S. President Donald Trump pushes to advance his tax bill.

Barchart · May 21, 2025