The president said that Jerome Powell has been too hesitant to cut interest rates, and “he should certainly lower them now.”
Category: European Central Bank
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E.C.B. Cuts Interest Rates Again, With an Uncertain Path Ahead
Vows by European leaders in increase borrowing to ramp up military spending has reshaped the fiscal picture that the central bank must confront.
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European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as Economic Growth Stagnates
The European Central Bank’s reduction, the fifth consecutive cut since last summer, came a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates.
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Global Central Banks Gird Themselves for Another Trump Term
Central bankers are alert to the risk that global trade tensions will make managing inflation more challenging.
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European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as the Economy Weakens
The bank has been lowering rates since June as inflation slowed, but other risks are growing, including the threat of higher tariffs promised by President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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ECB Cuts Interest Rates Again as Eurozone Inflation Slows
Policymakers who set interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro have lowered rates in back-to-back meetings for the first time since 2011.
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Eurozone Inflation Slows to 1.8%, Bolstering Bets on Faster Rate Cuts
Investors now expect the European Central Bank to lower interest rates at its next meeting in October.
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Interest Rates Fall, but Central Banks Are No Longer in Lock Step
Officials in some countries started cutting rates last year, but others, including those in Europe and the United States, have taken a more cautious approach.
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Central Banks Around the World Are Cutting Rates
Inflation has fallen in most developed nations, and central bank officials are now trying to steer their economies toward a so-called soft landing.
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European Central Bank Cuts Rates for Second Time in Three Months
The reduction, to 3.5 percent from 3.75 percent, comes as inflation has slowed and the bank faces pressure to bolster the region’s flagging economy.
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Why Interest Rate Cuts Won’t Fix a Global Housing Affordability Crisis
Central bankers are lowering borrowing costs, but that won’t be a cure-all for a widespread lack of affordable housing.
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E.C.B. Leaves Rates Unchanged but Keeps Door Open for September
The central bank left its key deposit rate at 3.75 percent as inflation in the eurozone is expected to fluctuate throughout the rest of the year.