Tag: “Central Banks”

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.

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.