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European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since 2019

The reduction comes as inflation in the eurozone cools, prompting the E.C.B. to move before the Federal Reserve in the United States, where rates remain high.

By Eshe Nelson

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Europe’s Fed Problem

The European Central Bank is widely expected to cut interest rates on Thursday. But how low it can go may ultimately depend on the Federal Reserve.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler

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E.C.B. Holds Rates Steady as Markets Look for Hints on First Cut

It was the fifth consecutive decision by the eurozone’s central bank to leave rates untouched, as inflation closes in on the bank’s 2 percent target.

By Eshe Nelson

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European Central Bank, Citing Wage Growth, Keeps Rates Steady

Although inflation has eased, the eurozone’s central bank said that “domestic price pressures remain high.” Rates remain the highest in the central bank’s history.

By Eshe Nelson