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ECB's Kazaks Shows Rates May Need to Rise Above 2.5% Neutral Level
Latvia's central bank governor says further gradual tightening likely as eurozone inflation holds at 3.3% and output gap narrows, raising wage-growth risks.
ECB Hikes to 2.5% as Energy Shock Keeps Inflation Above 3%
Central bank raises deposit rate for second time this year, projecting inflation will remain well above its 2% target through 2027 as Middle East conflict sustains oil and gas pressures.
ECB Holds Rates at 2.00%, Shows Data-Dependent Path Ahead
The central bank kept all three rates unchanged as inflation holds near its 2 percent target, with no forward guidance on future moves.
Germany's August HICP at 2.9% Misses 3.1% Forecast; Energy Surge to 10.5% Complicates ECB Pause Case
Flash data shows HICP and national CPI both at 2.9 percent year-over-year, but energy prices jumped 10.5 percent from July's 8.3 percent, keeping headline inflation 90 basis points above the ECB's 2 percent target.
Finland, Spain Unemployment Pressures ECB; Japan Tightness Pushes BoJ Toward Exit
Labor market divergence between the eurozone's weakest economies and Japan is forcing the ECB and Bank of Japan onto opposite policy trajectories.
ECB Holds Rates, Keeps Further Hikes on Table as Services Inflation Stays Hot
The Governing Council held the deposit rate at 4.00 percent for a second straight meeting, with President Christine Lagarde leaving the door open to additional tightening.
Dutch Productivity Model Compresses Labor Costs, Shapes ECB Rate Path
Netherlands' high-output, shorter-hours workforce reduces unit labor costs and inflation pressure, influencing European Central Bank policy decisions
Modena Car Attack Draws Brief Market Eye; No Rates Shift
A car drove into a crowd in Modena, Italy, injuring eight people, but bond markets showed no lasting reaction, maintaining focus on core economic drivers
Digital Euro Advances: Cipollone Speech Prompts Central Bank Disintermediation Debate
ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone's address on the digital euro at the Atlantic Council underscores the accelerating shift towards central bank digital currencies and their profound implications for financial markets and monetary policy.