Tag: “Central Banks”

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.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key interest rate unchanged as it waits for the Trump administration’s trade policy to take shape and sees its impact on a sputtering economy.

The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25% on Thursday, despite an unexpected three-way split among policymakers as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs weigh on global economic growth.

Την εκτίμηση ότι θα είναι περιορισμένες οι άμεσες επιπτώσεις στην ελληνική οικονομία από την αύξηση των δασμών από τις ΗΠΑ εξέφρασε ο διοικητής της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος, Γιάννης Στουρνάρας, προαναγγέλλοντας μία ακόμη μείωση του επιτοκίου της ΕΚΤ στο 2%.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has “no intention” of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before his term leading the U.S. central bank ends next year.

Investors are fearful of a deep hit to asset prices if U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, undermining confidence in the central bank’s ability to fight inflation and act independently.

The European Central Bank could hit its 2% inflation target in the coming few months but the broader economic outlook is far too uncertain for the bank to provide any meaningful guidance about its next policy move, ECB policymaker Peter Kazimir said.

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday President Donald Trump and his team were studying the matter when asked if firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was an option, an indication that a matter of great consequence for the central bank’s independence and for global markets remained under active consideration by the White House.

Ανάπτυξη 2,3% περιμένει για το 2025 ο διοικητής της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδας Γιάννης Στουρνάρας, όπως ανέφερε κατά την ομιλία του στη γενική συνέλευση των μετόχων όπου παρουσίασε και την ετήσια έκθεση της ΤτΕ. 

Economic projections the central bank released Wednesday indicate that while officials see inflation moving up this year more rapidly than previously expected, they also expect the trend to be short-lived. The outlook spurred talk again about “transitory” inflation that caused a major policy headache for the Fed.

The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5% and warned against assumptions that they would be cut over its next few meetings as it grappled with deep uncertainty hanging over the British and world economies.