Christine Lagarde

ECB's Lagarde: Economic Uncertainty Reduced by 50%

The European Central Bank's (ECB) chief Christine Lagarde assesses that the uncertainty within the economy has decreased significantly. This after the EU and the USA have reached an agreement in the customs duty issue.

ECB Officials Divided on Future Interest Rate Decisions

Heads within the European Central Bank (ECB) have different perspectives when they discuss the interest rate ahead. The quarrel that reveals itself has the potential to develop into disagreement at the next interest rate meeting.

Global Stock Markets Rise Slightly Ahead of Expected US Rate Cut

A wave of stock market upswings swept over the world on Friday ahead of what is expected to become an interest rate cut in the USA next week. The Stockholm stock market's broad OMXS index, however, fell in the final trading and closed marginally up, plus 0.1 percent.

ECB Keeps Interest Rates Steady

European Central Bank (ECB) leaves the interest rates unchanged. This means that the important deposit rate remains at 2.00 percent – in line with the Swedish Central Bank's interest rate.

Euro Zone Inflation Rises to 2.1 Percent in August

European Central Bank Maintains Key Interest Rate at 2 Percent

European Central Bank (ECB) leaves its key interest rates unchanged, with the bank's important deposit rate remaining at 2 percent. The message was expected after eight interest rate cuts in a year by the ECB – which halved the key interest rates ahead of the July meeting.

ECB Expected to Maintain Current Interest Rate

The market expects the European Central Bank (ECB) to leave the interest rates unchanged in Thursday's interest rate decision. The result will come early in the afternoon.

Inflation Increases in Major Eurozone Countries

Consumer prices rose by 0.8 percent in annual terms in France in June, show preliminary calculations. This can be compared to 0.6 percent in April.