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Fed and ECB Expected to Show Optimism in Final Stretch of 2023’s Fight Against Inflation

Policymakers from both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank have grounds for optimism as they head into the final stretch of their fight against inflation for 2023. Economic data on Friday showed that the euro zone's core inflation rate ran at...

Euro Zone Inflation Revised Down By EU Statistics Office

Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union, revealed on Tuesday that eurozone consumer inflation has fallen slightly from its initial estimates for the month of August. Still, it remains more than twice as high as the European Central Bank's inflation target. According to Eurostat,...

ECB Official Warns That Rate Cuts Unlikely in Early 2024

European Central Bank Governing Council member Martins Kazaks has warned investors to lower their expectations of an interest rate cut during the first six months of 2024. This comes despite the ECB remaining on track to reaching its 2% inflation target after lifting rates...

Stocks Mixed Ahead of ECB Decision

European and US stocks were mixed on Thursday as investors braced themselves for the European Central Bank's interest rate policy decision due later in the day. The Stoxx Europe 600 index edged just 0.1% higher, while stateside, S&P 500 futures rose 0.2%. Futures on...

Money Markets Price 80% Chance of 25 BP Hike By ECB Before Year End

Investors are raising bets that the European Central Bank will continue to raise its interest rates for longer than was previously expected. The ECB is set to reconvene on Thursday for its September policy meeting. Money markets have priced a 45% chance that the...

Bloomberg Predicts 25-Basis-Point ECB Hike

Bloomberg Economics has forecasted that the European Central Bank would continue to hike interest rates this month. "We forecast the Governing Council will push through a 25-basis-point increase for a final time in this cycle, bringing the deposit rate to 4.0%," Bloomberg announced in...