European System of Central Banks
ECB keeps rates on hold with inflation still sticky
The European Central Bank froze interest rates again on Thursday as it held off from starting to cut borrowing costs amid concerns that sticky inflation is not easing as fast as hoped.
The Frankfurt-based institution's governing council held the benchmark deposit rate steady at a record four percent for a fourth straight meeting, as widely expected.
ECB to hold rates again, awaiting signs on inflation
The European Central Bank is expected to freeze interest rates again this week, with officials wary of starting to cut before they see more evidence that recent falls in inflation will be sustained.
Timing is everything: Five questions for the ECB
The European Central Bank meets on Thursday, with markets eyeing any nudge towards an interest rate cut as inflation weakens.
The ECB, expected to hold rates at a record 4%, is navigating a tricky path between keeping rates high long enough to contain inflation while not cutting too late as price pressures ease quickly.
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Stournaras: ECB won’t have information to decide on interest-rate cuts until June
The European Central Bank won't have enough information to decide on interest-rate cuts until June, even as inflation seems to be on track to reach the 2% target this year, Bank of Greece chief Yannis Stournaras has said.
Speaking to Bloomberg, he said that the "recent set of data suggests we will reach 2% in the autumn of this year."
Stournaras sees ECB rate cut this summer
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras has told Kathimerini he expects the European Central Bank to start reducing interest rates this summer, as inflation is easing much faster than expected.
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ECB to signal no rush to cut interest rates
European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers are expected to keep interest rates steady on Jan. 25 and signal they are in no hurry to start slashing borrowing costs despite progress against inflation.
The Frankfurt institute is tipped to pause for the third meeting in a row following a historic run of hikes to tame runaway prices, leaving the benchmark deposit rate at 4 percent.
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Lagarde Signals Potential ECB Interest Rate Cut in Summer Amidst Wage Growth Uncertainty
European Central Bank (ECB) Governor Christine Lagarde suggested on Wednesday that the ECB might implement interest rate cuts in the summer. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Lagarde noted that sufficient data on wage growth would be available by "late spring," enabling central bankers to determine whether eurozone inflation is set to rise or fall.
Bond yields point to prestige in market
The yield of the Greek 10-year bond, the benchmark of the Greek debt market, has now dropped below 3%, at the lowest levels since April 2022, when the main interest rate of the European Central Bank was still at negative levels.
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Stournaras: ECB must see inflation below 3% by mid-2024 before cutting rates
The European Central Bank must see inflation stably below 3% by the middle of next year before beginning to lower borrowing costs from record highs, ECB policymaker Yannis Stournaras told Reuters on Monday.
Cyprus bonds hold firm at €6.75 billion
The Eurosystem maintained its holdings of Cypriot bonds valued at 6.75 billion euros as of the end of November, data from the Central Bank of Cyprus have shown.
This stability is attributed to the European Central Bank's ongoing efforts to deleverage its balance sheet as a strategy to curb inflation.
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