ECB’s Lagarde More Confident Of Meeting Inflation Target

The European Central Bank is more confident that inflation is going to settle at its target after a series of recent data releases, and will take that into account when it next sets policy, President ... Read More

World economy facing volatility like the 1920’s, ECB’s Lagarde cautions

Lagarde, who took control of the ECB only months before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, argued that a more uncertain world lay ahead, so abundant flexibility and not new mandates are needed ... Read More

Eurozone economy is facing ‘headwinds,’ European Central Bank’s Lagarde says

The European economy is facing headwinds amid subdued activity in the region’s manufacturing base, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday. Read More

Some revealing comments on the state of the global economy

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said the world economy faced pressures similar to those of the 1920s. Read More

ECB's Lagarde Drops Rate-Cut Hint as Inflation Falls

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is increasingly confident that inflation will fall back to its 2% target and this should be reflected in its October policy decision, ECB President ... Read More

Draghi Report On EU Economy Is 'Severe But Just': ECB's Lagarde

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday a report written by her predecessor Mario Draghi calling for sweeping reforms to boost the EU economy was "severe" but "just". Read More

After ECB Rate Cut, Lagarde Signals Further Cuts To Come

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde refrained ... Still, the ECB's growth forecasts look a bit optimistic, banking on a strong global economy and private consumption to recover. Read More

ECB's Centeno warns of worrying first signs of cooling labour market

The European labour market is starting to cool, which is worrying as it could lead to below-par investment and growth, European Central Bank policymaker Mario Centeno said on Friday. Read More

World News

Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions. By Rebecca R. Ruiz and Jacob Judah The sentence for S. Iswaran, a former transportation minister who pleaded guilty last week ... Read More

Charting the Global Economy: Deflation Concerns Mount in China

Deflation stalking China since last year is now showing signs of spiraling, threatening to worsen the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy ... the European Central Bank to lower ... Read More

Top Economist Says ECB Will Kickstart Global Rate Cuts, Warns Investors Of Increased Volatility In Coming Months

After cutting rates by 25 basis points in June, the ECB held fire in its July meeting to assess the impact. The most likely scenario is Fed will cut by 25 bps in the upcoming meeting and reserve ... Read More

ECB cuts interest rates again as inflation cools

FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank cut its key deposit rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.50 percent, responding to a drop in inflation and increasing signs of weakness in the eurozone economy ... Read More