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The European Central Bank opted to keep interest rates on hold at its latest monetary policy meeting, saying the war in Iran has made the outlook “significantly more uncertain, creating upside risks for inflation and downside risks for economic growth.”

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has told colleagues she remains focussed on her job and she would tell them first if she was about to step down, a message they took to mean she was not about to resign, four sources told Reuters.

Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank before her eight-year term as president expires in October 2027, according to a person familiar with her thinking.

The European Central Bank has held its benchmark interest rate at 2 per cent for the fifth meeting in a row after recent growth in the Eurozone economy proved stronger than expected.

The Eurozone economy unexpectedly grew by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025 despite geopolitical tensions and widespread uncertainty.

The eurozone has managed to weather US tariffs more effectively than expected. Growth remains resilient, while inflation continues to hover around the ECB’s 2% target.

The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold Thursday, as widely expected, with inflation largely on target, but an uncertain growth and political outlook keeps further easing open.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%.

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.

The European Central Bank lowered interest rates, as expected Thursday. Europe is being squeezed as trade tension between the U.S. and China, worsen.

Annual Euro zone inflation dipped as expected to 2.2% in March, according to flash data from statistics agency Eurostat published Tuesday.

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Κεντρική Τράπεζα θα πρέπει να συνεχίσει να χαλαρώνει την πολιτική της με σταθερό ρυθμό έως ότου το βασικό της επιτόκιο φτάσει στο 2%, δεδομένου ότι αυξάνονται οι κίνδυνοι για την ανάπτυξη και εξασθενούν οι πληθωριστικές πιέσεις, δήλωσε σε συνέντευξή του στο Politico ο Διοικητής της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος Γιάννης Στουρνάρας.

ECB President Christine Lagarde told the European Parliament that inflation is easing and rate cuts are taking effect but warned of trade risks. She reaffirmed a cautious, data-driven approach and stressed the need for a digital euro to strengthen Europe’s financial autonomy.

Eurozone inflation unexpectedly ticked up in January to stay above the European Central Bank’s medium-term 2 per cent target for the third month in a row, but the rise was not expected to alter policymakers’ plan to continue lowering interest rates.

The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its benchmark interest rate again by a quarter-point to 2.75% on Thursday as inflation nears 2% and growth remains weak.