ECB hawks push back against bets on more and bigger cuts
By Balazs Koranyi WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three European Central Bank officials tried to cool market speculation on bigger interest rate cuts on Thursday, urging the ECB to proceed gradually or at least keep its options open.
ECB’s Wunsch Says Talk of Half-Point Rate Cut Is ‘Premature’
European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said it’s far too early to start considering a half-point interest-rate reduction in December.
ECB Could Cut Rates by Half a Point If Job Market Weakens, Centeno Says
The governor of the Bank of Portugal, who is also a member of the ECB governing council, said that interest rates could be reduced more boldly if the labor market weakens and inflation trends below target.
ECB should stick to cutting rates in 'measured' steps, Vasle says
The European Central Bank should keep cutting interest rates in "measured" steps and talk of undershooting the inflation target or easing policy into territory that stimulates growth is not warranted for now,
Traders Tussle Over Half-Point ECB Interest-Rate Cut in December
Traders are going back and forth over whether the European Central Bank will deliver a half-point interest-rate cut in December.
ECB’s Nagel says speculation over jumbo interest rate cuts is not helpful
European Central Bank policymaker Joachim Nagel, head of Germany’s Bundesbank, discusses the ECB’s monetary policy outlook.
ECB probably to cut rates by 25 basis points in Dec, Bloomberg News reports
The European Central Bank (ECB) will probably cut interest rates by a quarter-point in December, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday in an interview with ECB policymaker Robert Holzmann. "I'd say a quarter-point step is probable in December,
Behind-the-Curve ECB Should Consider Bigger Cuts, Centeno Says
The absence of a meaningful recovery and mounting risks to the economic outlook are a strong signal for the European Central Bank to consider steeper interest-rate cuts, Governing Council member Mario Centeno said.
ECB’s Centeno says a half-point interest rate cut should be on the table in December
Mario Centeno, governor of the Bank of Portugal, discusses the prospect of a jumbo interest rate cut at the European Central Bank’s December meeting.
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Experts Challenge ECB’s Claims On Bitcoin And Wealth Inequality
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ECB starting to debate if rates have to go below neutral, sources say
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ECB’s October pivot opens the door to faster path of rate adjustment
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ECB: Bitcoin Appreciation Could Be ‘Fuelling The Division Of Society’
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ECB Lagarde Says Pace of Interest-Rate Decline to Be Determined
Top officials at the European Central Bank said they may accelerate the pace of rate cuts in coming meetings as the outlook ...
Crypto academics slam controversial ECB paper blasting Bitcoin
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ECB shouldn't be hasty in calling off inflation fight - Nagel
The European Central Bank shouldn't be "too hasty" in calling off its fight against inflation even after a low reading in ...