Tag: “Central Banks”

EU officials are accelerating plans for a digital euro, according to people involved in the discussions, after a new US stablecoin law deepened worries about the competitiveness of a European digital currency.

Την περίοδο Ιανουαρίου-Ιουλίου 2025, το ταμειακό αποτέλεσμα της κεντρικής διοίκησης παρουσίασε πλεόνασμα 1.859 εκατ. ευρώ, έναντι πλεονάσματος 338 εκατ. ευρώ την αντίστοιχη περίοδο του 2024, ενημέρωσε η Τράπεζα της Ελλάδας.

The Bank of England voted by a fine margin to cut interest rates from 4.25% to 4% on Thursday as the central bank resumed what it describes as a “gradual and careful” approach to monetary easing.

The latest reading of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed price increases accelerated in June more than expected as inflation remained above the Fed’s 2% target.

The European Central Bank on Thursday kept interest rates steady amid major economic uncertainty, as the European Union scrambles to negotiate a trade agreement with the U.S. before the end of the month.

Britain’s annual rate of consumer price inflation unexpectedly rose to its highest in over a year at 3.6% in June, official figures showed on Wednesday, slightly dampening expectations for further cuts in Bank of England interest rates.

Just weeks after European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde hailed a “global euro” moment and said the common currency could rival the dollar, some inside the central bank are wondering if the euro’s strength could become too much of a good thing.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told CNBC Tuesday that “the path of interest rates will continue to be gradually downwards,” as the central bank juggles taming inflation and stoking elusive economic growth.

Τα sos της αξιολόγησης των ελληνικών τραπεζών συζητά αυτήν την εβδομάδα ο SSM, εποπτικός βραχίονας της ΕΚΤ με τις συστημικές τράπεζες. Προσοχή στη συγκέντρωση δανείων σε λίγους τομείς δραστηριότητας είναι ένα από τα βασικά θέματα που θέτει η εποπτεία στις τράπεζες.

Σύμφωνα με στοιχεία της ΤτΕ, οι καταθέσεις των επιχειρήσεων αυξήθηκαν κατά 867 εκατ. ευρώ έναντι μείωσης κατά 1,1 δισ. ευρώ τον Απρίλιο, ενώ οι καταθέσεις των νοικοκυριών αυξήθηκαν κατά 356 εκατ. ευρώ (κατά 350 εκατ. ευρώ τον Απρίλιο)

Japan’s core inflation hit a more than two-year high in May, exceeding the central bank’s 2% target for well over three years, keeping it under pressure to resume interest rate hikes despite economic pressure from U.S. tariffs.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stuck to its forecast of two interest-rate cuts in 2025 despite seeing a burst of inflation coming in the next few months as a result of higher tariffs.

The Swiss National Bank cut its interest rate to zero and signaled it’s ready to go further if necessary as it seeks to deter investors from pushing up the franc.

The European Central Bank slashed interest rates at its latest policy meeting on Thursday as expected, bringing its key deposit rate down by 25 basis points to 2.0%, although officials did not provide outright guidance for changes later this year.

Το μέσο σταθμισμένο επιτόκιο των νέων καταθέσεων παρέμεινε σχεδόν αμετάβλητο στο 0,38% σε σχέση με τον προηγούμενο μήνα, ενώ το αντίστοιχο επιτόκιο των νέων δανείων αυξήθηκε στο 4,80%.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari says “there’s no question the shock of tariffs is stagflationary,” adding that the magnitude depends on the rate of the trade levies and time period involved.

Για περαιτέρω μείωση των επιτοκίων από την Ευρωπαϊκή Κεντρική Τράπεζα τον Ιούνιο έκανε λόγο ο διοικητής της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος, Γιάννης Στουρνάρας, σε συνέντευξή του στην Καθημερινή.

Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins is growing less confident that interest-rate cuts will be appropriate this year, marking a shift from her stance at the central bank’s March meeting.

China cut benchmark lending rates for the first time since October on Tuesday, while major state banks lowered deposit rates as authorities work to ease monetary policy to help buffer the economy from the impact of the Sino-U.S. trade war.

Atlanta Fed Chair Raphael Bostic told CNBC on Monday that he currently prefers only one rate cut this year as the central bank tries to balance potential upward pressures on inflation with worries of a recession.