ECB Just Cut Rates. Why the Fed and Europe Are on Different Paths.
European Central Bank to cut rates again with Trump threat and U.S. divergence in focus
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Europe: Stoxx 600 closes at record high after ECB cuts interest rates
EUROPE’S benchmark index closed at a record high on Thursday, led by real estate stocks, as investors priced in more monetary policy easing by the European Central Bank this year and assessed a mixed bag of corporate results.
European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy
The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a course amid political turmoil in leading economies France and Germany.
Europe stocks set for mixed open ahead of Fed decision; ASML beats estimates as tech jitters ease
European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory Wednesday as global market jitters over AI tech rivalry between the U.S. and China eases.
Tech Stocks Lift Europe's STOXX 600 to Record High; Fed in Focus
Shares of ASML jumped 10.6% after the Dutch company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter bookings of 7.088 billion euros ($7.39 billion). Its peers ASM International, BE Semiconductor and Infineon gained between 2.7% and 7.5%. Technology was the top winning sector, soaring 4.5%.
Analysis-Trump's Digital Dollar Ban Gives China and Europe's CBDCs Free Rein
Josh Lipsky, who runs international affairs think-tank the Atlantic Council's global CBDC tracker, says that though Trump's ban will have little impact domestically given the Federal Reserve has never shown real appetite for a "retail" digital dollar, it is still a blow.
Bloomberg Daybreak Europe: Catastrophic American Airlines Plane Crash
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Stocks diverge, dollar steady before Fed rate decision
Equity markets diverged Wednesday as attention turned away from recent turbulence in tech stocks to the outlook for interest rates, with the Fed and the ECB both holding their first
Diverging From the Fed, E.C.B. Cuts Interest Rates as Growth Stagnates
The European Central Bank’s reduction, the fifth consecutive cut since last summer, came a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates.
STOXX 600 jumps to record high ahead of ECB rate decision
European shares reached a record high on Thursday, driven by industrials and technology stocks, as investors awaited the European Central Bank's monetary policy verdict, which is likely to include an interest rate cut.
ECB decision: Interest rates cut to nearly 2-year low — and more easing likely
The European Central Bank on Thursday cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, saying it expects inflation to fall back to its target later in the year and signaling that further easing is likely in coming months.
Hapag-Lloyd sees earnings quadruple in fourth quarter
Hapag-Lloyd saw its earnings quadruple in the fourth quarter, contributing to a slight rise in full-year figures due to higher transport volumes combined with a stable average freight, the company said on Thursday.
ECB cuts rates for fifth time as eurozone economy flat lines
Investors maintained bets for further easing, pricing an additional 70 basis points of cuts during the rest of 2025, which would lower rates to near 2 per cent.