Tag: policy rate
ECB could hike rates faster than the Fed
Frankfurt For a long time, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) was more aggressive in its rate hikes than the European Central Bank (ECB). She started tightening monetary policy earlier and…
ECB could hike rates faster than the Fed
Frankfurt For a long time, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) was more aggressive in its rate hikes than the European Central Bank (ECB). She started tightening monetary policy earlier and…
ECB could hike rates faster than the Fed
Frankfurt For a long time, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) was more aggressive in its rate hikes than the European Central Bank (ECB). She started tightening monetary policy earlier and…
Ex-ECB Vice Constâncio expects a quick decline
Frankfurt Vítor Constâncio is an optimist with regard to inflation in the euro area. “Energy and food prices have already fallen sharply, and they account for around two-thirds of inflation…
The ECB is struggling to keep the interest rate going – what will happen in March?
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt The debate about the further development of interest rates is likely to become even more controversial. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt For ECB President Christine Lagarde, the further…
ECB Director Fabio Panetta calls for more flexibility in monetary policy
Frankfurt Fabio Panetta is one of the most prominent advocates of a soft monetary policy on the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB). In the Handelsblatt interview, the…
Fed deputy chair confirms rate hike course despite poor growth prospects
Lael Brainard The deputy chair of the Fed expects a “considerable weakening of the industrial sector” in the coming year. (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington In view of the diminishing risk of…
2023 will be a year of disinflation – but one danger remains
Fed Chair Jerome Powell in Washington Inflation in the world’s most important economy is rising much more slowly. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf There is no doubt that 2022 will go down…
2023 will be a year of disinflation – but one danger remains
Dusseldorf There is no doubt that 2022 will go down in history as the year inflation returned – with a force even pessimists would not have believed possible. The current…
2023 will be a year of disinflation – but one danger remains
Dusseldorf There is no doubt that 2022 will go down in history as the year inflation returned – with a force even pessimists would not have believed possible. The current…
EU politician Kaili wants to plead not guilty
Good morning dear readers, the genre of the classical Greek saga is generally considered to have been closed for over 2000 years. But yesterday evening, a lawyer for the EU…
US Federal Reserve considers moving away from XXL interest rate hike in December
Raphael W Bostic The Federal Reserve is signaling a slower rate hike. (Photo: Reuters) Washington In the USA, there are increasing calls for interest rates not to be raised as…
Bank of England raises interest rates by 50 basis points
Bank of England The central bank announced a new rate hike of 0.5 percent on Thursday. (Photo: Bloomberg) London The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates in the…
Bank of England raises interest rates by 50 basis points
Bank of England The central bank announced a new rate hike of 0.5 percent on Thursday. (Photo: Bloomberg) London The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates in the…
Bank of England raises interest rates only slightly – by 0.5 percent
Bank of England The central bank announced a new rate hike of 0.5 percent on Thursday. (Photo: Bloomberg) To the surprise of the financial markets, the British central bank is…
Swiss central bank increases key interest rate by 0.75 percentage points – and gives up negative interest rates
Swiss central bank For the time being, the SNB is assuming that inflation will be higher. (Photo: dpa) Zurich The Swiss National Bank (SNB) continues to raise its key interest…
US raises interest rates: the time of the hawks
the monetary politicians in the USA are making the fight against inflation (8.3 percent recently) a serial product. For the third time in a row, the Federal Reserve (Fed) has…
ECB will not allow permanent inflation problem
Christine Lagarde The head of the ECB has to fight against the high inflation rates. (Photo: IMAGO/Hannelore Förster) Frankfurt Despite fears of recession in the euro area, the ECB is…
ECB members expect more rate hikes
Two euro coin The interest rate turnaround by the ECB is not yet complete. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Frankfurt / Dublin Leading members of the European Central Bank (ECB) believe…
The head of the Russian central bank signals the end of the interest rate cuts
Elvira Nabiullina at the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum The president of the Russian central bank last announced a reduction in the key interest rate on July 22. (Photo: Reuters) Riga…