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European Central Bank cuts rates again, says policy is becoming ‘meaningfully less restrictive’

The European Central Bank lowered its eurozone growth forecast to 0.9% for this year and 1.2% for 2026, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than expected.
The ECB cut its benchmark deposit rate from 2.75% to 2.5%, marking its sixth rate cut since June last year.
Euro area inflation fell from 2.5% to 2.4%, just above the ECB's 2% target rate, influencing the bank's decision.
ECB President Christine Lagarde is expected to address reporters about inflation and trade policy impacts later today.

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El Pais

Keys to the ECB meeting: option for a pause and predictions underpinned by uncertainty

The analysis made yesterday by the Governing Council of the ECB on the situation in the euro area is moving on three axes, as explained by its President Christine Lagarde: the process of deinflation is underway, monetary policy is already considerably less restrictive and the uncertainty is enormous, spectacular, it is everywhere... Those have been the expressions used by Lagarde to describe the current moment, in which the only thing seems to b…

ECB lowers rates again but hints more cuts in doubt

Frankfurt, Germany — The European Central Bank cut interest rates again Thursday to boost the struggling eurozone but suggested easing could be nearing an end and warned of “rising uncertainty” amid massive German spending plans and US tariff threats. It was the central bank’s six reduction since June last year, with its focus having shifted

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Firstpost News

European Central Bank cuts interest rates as chief Christine Lagarde warns of 'huge uncertainty'

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

2nd LD Writethru: ECB cuts interest rates by 25 basis points

FRANKFURT, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank announced on Thursday that it would slash key interest rates by 25 basis points in a bid to wind down the restrictive monetary policy. Read full story

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EU Observer

ECB lowers rate to 2.5% — amid market turbulence

The ECB lowered interest rates to 2.5 percent as bond yields across Europe in response to Germany's giant investment announcement.

5 days ago·Brussel, Belgium

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Meadville Tribune

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European Central Bank cuts rates again as threat of trade war with Trump weighs on economy

The European Central Bank is cutting interest rates by a quarter percentage point, lowering credit costs for consumers and businesses to support an economy that is struggling to show solid growth. The rate decision Thursday, which was widely expected by…

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