The ECB and the Federal Reserve are taking very different approaches to monetary policy. The Fed is being cautious and has paused its rate hikes as the U.S. economy shows signs of slowing.

The ECB is expected to deliver a 25 bps rate cut ... has caused doubts about any immediate rate hikes, leading to the yen’s depreciation. The BoJ is expected to hold off further tightening ...

The cut will mean lower repayments for thousands of tracker mortgage-holders, although variable-rate customers will have to wait for their lenders to pass it ...

(Reuters) - Following is the text of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's statement after the bank's policy ...

Interest rate hikes are a tool used by central banks to ... and services and can eventually lower prices. At one point, the ECB's interest rate was at a record high 4% as inflation soared.

In particular, the decision to lower the deposit facility rate – the rate through which the Governing Council steers the ...

The European Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.5% on Thursday as inflation nears 2% and ...

ECB President Christine Lagarde said Thursday ... The bank said rising real incomes and gradually fading effects of past interest rate hikes "remain the key drivers underpinning the expected ...

The lending, however, "remains subdued overall," said the ECB, citing the effects of past interest rate hikes. The current cycle of rate cuts marks a rewinding of the aggressive rate hikes in ...

The ECB reduced its interest rates on Thursday ... a headwind to the easing of financing conditions comes from past interest rate hikes still transmitting to the stock of credit, and lending ...