Central bankers who gathered in Portugal this week focused on ways that Europe could improve its competitiveness with the United States and China.
Category: European Central Bank
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Despite Pressure From Trump, Powell Remains Patient on Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve chair said the central bank would make decisions on interest rates based on data.
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Zero Interest Rates Are Back in Europe
The Swiss National Bank lowered rates to zero after consumer prices fell last month. Other European central banks are grappling with uncertainty caused by President Trump’s tariffs.
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European Central Bank Cuts Rates as Trade War Weighs on the Economy
It was the eighth rate cut in the past year as officials try to steer Europe’s economy through “exceptional” uncertainty.
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As Backlash to Trump’s Tariffs Grows, Europe Boycotts American Brands
A shifting perception of the United States amid President Trump’s trade war is prompting Europeans to pivot decisively away from U.S. goods and services.
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European Central Bank Cuts Rates Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Policymakers lowered rates a quarter point and said that the region’s growth outlook had “deteriorated” because of rising trade tensions.
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Trump Says Fed Chair’s ‘Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’
The president said that Jerome Powell has been too hesitant to cut interest rates, and “he should certainly lower them now.”
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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.