European Central Bank (ECB) news

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for the Eurozone, responsible for monetary policy. Its primary objective is to maintain price stability within the 20 member states using the euro. The ECB uses various monetary policy tools to guide the Eurozone economy and support sustainable growth.

EUR/USD - ECB hikes interest rates and warns at least one more is coming

Should we take them for their word? The ECB raised interest rates by another 25 basis points today and signaled there's more to come as it significantly revised up its core inflation forecasts for this year and next. Prior to the meeting, markets were pricing in a hike today but perhaps no more after, something President Lagarde sought to actively discourage. During the press conference, Lagarde stated that "barring material change, very likely that we will continue to raise rates in July".

15-06-2023 12:12 GMT by Craig Erlam

Stocks suffering from a Fed hangover, ECB signals a July hike

ECB hikes rates by 25bps and hot inflation outlook sends euro higher Wall Street starts to doubt Fed hiking pledge Fed swap futures suggest a 62% chance of a rate hike at July 26th meeting US stocks are wavering after a data dump didn’t really give a clear signal about the economy. Wall Street is suffering from a Fed hangover that won’t go away anytime soon as the economy will remain vulnerable as further tightening seems likely.

15-06-2023 10:02 GMT by Edward Moya