European Central Bank cuts main interest rate by 0.25 points
ECB reduces rate to 3.75% across eurozone, putting it ahead of US Federal Reserve and Bank of England
April 2024
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ECB leaves eurozone interest rates on hold but hints at cut this summer – as it happened
European Central Bank says rate cuts would be appropriate if inflation keeps falling, as BoE policymaker Megan Greene argues UK rate cuts are a way off
December 2023
Jacques Delors obituary
Champion of the European Union’s single market and currency whose vision of a centralised, federalist bloc found less favour
November 2023
Eurozone banks starting to show ‘stress’ as loan defaults rise, ECB warns
Rising interest rates have boosted profitability but are likely to limit demand and increase risk of bad debts, says central bank
June 2023
Corporate profits drove up prices last year, says ECB president
Christine Lagarde says without a shift in corporate behaviour, interest rates will need to stay higher for longer
January 2023
Europe's cost of living crisis
World Bank walking tightrope as it mulls increased lending to poorest
Campaigners say bank should rush to rescue countries facing recession – but can it do so without resulting in mass debt write-offs?
September 2022
Project Syndicate economists
Black Wednesday cast a shadow that culminated in Brexit
Barry Eichengreen
ECB raises interest rates across eurozone by record margin
July 2022
Inflation in eurozone hits record 8.6% as Ukraine war continues
ECB plans first interest rate rise in 11 yearsas food prices increase and Putin’s invasion drives up energy costs
June 2022
Markets brace for sharpest rise in US interest rates in almost 30 years
Federal Reserve expected to increase cost of borrowing by 0.75 percentage points to curb rising inflation
December 2021
Euro banknotes to get first big redesign with 19-nation consultation
New theme being sought to replace current ‘ages and styles’ motif, says European Central Bank
November 2021
Inflation in eurozone soars to 4.9% – highest since euro was introduced
Some investors accuse European Central Bank to allow inflation to run out of control
July 2020
Eurozone economy shrinks by record 12.1% due to coronavirus
This is Europe
With its recovery deal, is the EU finally starting to act like a unifying force?
Shahin Vallée
May 2020
Jolt to eurozone as German court warns against central bank stimulus
Fears ruling could undermine ECB’s authority to ward off the financial crisis and spell end of quantitative easing
April 2020
EU strikes €500bn relief deal for countries hit hardest by pandemic
Fear and mistrust as eurozone ministers debate reconstruction
March 2020
ECB U-turn shows it fears coronavirus could destroy eurozone project
Bank now realises Europe will sustain grievous economic damage from Covid-19
This is Europe
Italy will be Europe's canary in the coalmine for the post-Covid economy
Marchel Alexandrovich
All eyes will be on the southern European state to see if the ECB’s measures will prevent a health emergency becoming an economic one, says economist Marchel Alexandrovich
Fed bids to shore up confidence after worst week in 12 years
Pledges of help from EU, China and Germany plus declaration of US emergency helped the S&P 500 to surge back after a torrid week
