The European Central Bank is launching a fresh strategy assessment seen covering some big questions on the way it works - ...

(AP/Michael Probst) ECB cuts rates to 2.5% amid concerns over potential U.S. trade war and European defense spending surge.

Italy's second-largest bank UniCredit on Thursday said it had received European Central Bank authorisation to issue new ...

The rate cut comes as the ECB seeks to alleviate pressure on consumers and businesses amid sluggish economic growth in Europe, and the threat of trade tensions with the US. The European Central ...

As markets plunge and growth estimates decline, economists and investors grapple with rising recession fears amid Trump's ...

The rate reached a record of four percent in late 2023 after the ECB launched a furious hiking cycle to tame energy and food costs that surged in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

"Monetary policy is becoming meaningfully less restrictive, as the interest rate cuts are making new borrowing less expensive for firms and households and loan growth is picking up," the ECB said.

The ECB says the first overhaul in a decade aims to boost stability and diversity on the body while ensuring staff reps remain in touch with the bank’s work, but current representatives view the move ...

With the deposit rate being lowered to 2.5%, the question is whether ECB President Christine Lagarde will still characterise policy as 'restrictive.' We think she will, but failing to do so could ...

For four years, the ECB has been trying to slow the economy down, raising its key deposit rate to a record 4 percent to choke off inflation, before gradually lifting its foot off the brake since June.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates on Thursday to 2.65%, continuing its easing from a 4.5% peak amid increased volatility in bond markets. The expected easing comes ...

The decision prolongs current rules that permit as many as 10 monthly days away from the office until 2027, when a new review is planned, an ECB spokesperson said. Employees can work 90 of their ...