ECB Governing Council Wen Shi: April should consider suspending interest rate cuts, the possibility of interest rate hikes in 2025 is limited, and inflation risks may be biased to the upside. (Golden Ten)
Escriva, the ECB's governing body, said the downside risks to eurozone economic expectations outweighed the upside risks. "The more disruptive scenario did not materialise," said the Bank of Spain governor. "That does not mean there are no surprises. We need to be more prepared than ever to revise our forecasts, so be cautious." Escriva said: "There are some upside risks, such as fiscal policy, as long as it is sustainable, but the downside risks are more pronounced than the upside risks." Escri...
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European Central Bank Governing Council Stournaras said that two more interest rate cuts are still expected in 2025, with an end point rate of 2%.
US dollar stablecoins and electronic payment systems dominated by US tech giants are taking a growing share of the European financial system, and Europe needs a digital euro to meet this challenge, said Philip Lane, chief economist at the European Central Bank (ECB).
On March 20, European stocks continued to decline, with the German DAX index falling 2% in the day, the Italian FTSE MIB index falling below 39,000 points, falling 1.9% in the day, the European Stoxx 50 index falling 1.3%, the French CAC40 index falling 1.2%, and the British FTSE 100 index falling 0.4%.
The ECB will still cut interest rates this year, but Europe's planned fiscal stimulus could eventually lead to inflation, which will affect the interest rate outlook, says Jacob Falkenkorn of Saxo Bank. The planned fiscal stimulus is expected to lead to increased demand within Europe, which will add some inflationary pressures. The ECB could cut interest rates up to two times this year, he says. Money markets are currently pricing in two ECB rate cuts this year.
Analysts surveyed expect the ECB to cut interest rates two more times this year and no longer expect the bank's rate to fall below 2 per cent, according to the agency survey. The monthly survey showed that the ECB was still likely to cut interest rates in April and June in a row after six cuts so far. But unlike the previous round of surveys, respondents expected the deposit rate, currently 2.5 per cent, to remain at 2 per cent until the end of the survey period. In mid-February, a slim majority...
US support for cryptocurrencies and non-bank finance risks triggering the next financial emergency, according to Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a member of the European Central Bank's governing council. In an interview with the French weekly Tribune Sunday, he said: "It is possible for the US to commit crimes through negligence. Financial crises often originate in the US and spread to other parts of the world. By encouraging crypto assets and non-bank finance, the US government is sowing the seeds...
European Central Bank Governing Council Escriva: The April interest rate decision has not been made clear, and all options need to be retained.
European Central Bank Governing Council Holtzmann: supports the suspension of interest rate cuts in April, believing that inflation risks still exist.
OKX Europe has announced the acquisition of a Maltese company with a MiFID II license, taking an important step towards providing compliance derivatives trading in Europe. OKX still needs approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and is expected to begin operations later this year. The MiFID II licence will enable OKX to offer regulated derivatives services to institutional clients within the European Economic Area (EEA), covering the 27 European Union member states as well as ...
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ECB Governing Council Rennes: If the data support, we will not lower interest rates in April, but will stay on the sidelines.
According to a report by Golden Ten Data, Quilter Investors' latest investor trend survey shows that interest rates from the Bank of England and the European Central Bank appear to be too restrictive. About 40 per cent of investors expect UK rates to fall from the current 4.5 per cent to "a range of 3.26-3.75 per cent", the survey said. Quilter also said that as many as 57% of investors expect ECB interest rates to fall from the current 2.5% to 1.51% to 2.0% by the end of 2026.