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ECB Launches New Task Force to Simplify Banking Regulation
The European Central Bank has convened a task force led by some of its most powerful governors aimed at simplifying banking ...
Inflation job nearly done but tariff risks loom — What European Central Bank members said this week
CNBC has spoken to numerous European Central Bank policymakers this week, who have stressed progress on inflation but risks ...
ECB's Rehn says central bank may need to lower interest rates, Bloomberg News reports
The European Central Bank may need to lower interest rates further and shouldn't exclude a larger reduction, Governing ...
European Central Bank's Holzmann says rate cuts must wait for more tariff certainty
Austrian central bank chief Robert Holzmann on Thursday said euro zone interest rates should be held until more clarity ...
European Central Bank should only cut interest rates once more this year, IMF Europe head says
The ECB should hold its key rate at 2% from the summer barring major shocks, Alfred Kammer, director of the European ...
European Central Bank cuts interest rates for the seventh time as global trade tensions escalate
The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday for the seventh time to counter worries about economic growth fueled by ...
Tariffs give Europe an opportunity to assert itself as a superpower, central bank governor says
The uncertainty around trade tariffs is complex but a period of uncertainty also provides Europe with an opportunity to assert itself, the governor of the Bank of Latvia said.
Banks Are Underestimating Auto Sector Loan Losses, ECB Warns
Euro-zone banks appear to be understating potential loan losses in the automotive sector, a senior European Central Bank supervisory official warned on Thursday.
Will Trump’s trade war usher in the end of dollar dominance?
A flight from U.S. financial assets prompted by President Trump’s trade war is subsiding as the White House appears ...
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European Central Bank cuts interest rates, warns of ‘deteriorated' growth outlook on trade tensions
This was CNBC's live blog covering the European Central Bank's April 2025 meeting. The European Central Bank made yet another 25-basis-point interest rate cut on Thursday as global tariff turmoil ...
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European Central Bank should only cut interest rates once more this year, IMF Europe head says
The European Central Bank should only enact one more quarter percentage point interest rate cut this year despite risks to economic growth, the International Monetary Fund's Europe chief said ...