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EKT: Bell on debt and the true property market – “Danger of opposed shocks” – 2024-05-19 05:45:03

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EKT: Bell on debt and the true property market – “Danger of opposed shocks” – 2024-05-19 05:45:03

European nations are “weak to opposed shocks” attributable to each geopolitical tensions and persistently excessive rates of interest, the European Central Financial institution warned, citing the failure of a number of EU members to curb their public debt. In its biennial monetary stability evaluate, the ECB experiences that many European governments had not absolutely reversed … Read more

Educating Lagarde – The Greek-speaking “lobby” at the ECB – 2024-04-19 10:56:47

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Educating Lagarde – The Greek-speaking “lobby” at the ECB – 2024-04-19 10:56:47

Three central bankers are considered to be the main “doers” who made Christine Lagarde learn Greek… And sometimes preach the start of the usually boring general councils of the European Central Bank with the phrases “good morning” and “how are you today?” , making serious and seasoned central bankers look askance at each other, with … Read more

ECB: Interest rates unchanged for the fifth time – 2024-04-11 21:48:10

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ECB: Interest rates unchanged for the fifth time – 2024-04-11 21:48:10

As widely expected, the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at today’s board meeting. Interest rates were last raised in September 2023 in the upward cycle that began in July 2022, with the deposit rate reaching 4%. In the next three meetings, the ECB consistently reiterated that interest rates would remain steady for a … Read more

Stournara’s intervention on interest rates – “To be reduced twice before August” – 2024-03-16 14:22:15

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Stournara’s intervention on interest rates – “To be reduced twice before August” – 2024-03-16 14:22:15

THE European Central Bank it must cut borrowing costs twice before its summer vacation in August and twice more before the end of the year without being swayed by the Fed. This is what the governor of the Bank of Greece, Yannis Stournaras, said in an interview with Bloomberg, pointing out: “We need to start … Read more

Megalou-Tr. Piraeus: One step before the dividend – Waiting for “green light” – 2024-03-15 17:11:22

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Megalou-Tr. Piraeus: One step before the dividend – Waiting for “green light” – 2024-03-15 17:11:22

In the course that led to the successful placement of the HFSF shares, the positive image of the Greek economy, the moves towards dividend distribution and the estimates for the interest rate policy of the ECB were mentioned, among other things, in an interview on Bloomberg TV by the CEO of Piraeus Bank, Christos Megalou. … Read more

European Central Bank (ECB) Interest Rate News: Loan Interest Rates at the Forefront, Interest Rate Cuts Unlikely

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European Central Bank (ECB) Interest Rate News: Loan Interest Rates at the Forefront, Interest Rate Cuts Unlikely

The European Central Bank (ECB) is unlikely to cut its key interest rate this week. However, there are signs of a trend reversal in loan interest rates. Getty Images The European Central Bank (ECB) will decide on key interest rates for the first time in the new year this Thursday. ECB boss Christine Lagarde has … Read more

Global Government Bond Yields Rise as Traders Scale Back Rate-Cut Bets

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Global Government Bond Yields Rise as Traders Scale Back Rate-Cut Bets

Global government bonds got off to a cautious start to the year as traders scaled back bets on major central banks cutting interest rates significantly this year. Germany 10-Year Treasury Bond YieldOn Tuesday (2nd), it jumped 9 basis points to 2.11%, a new high in more than two weeks, while the UK 10-Year Treasury Bond … Read more

ECB Interest Rate Rises to the Highest Level Ever: Experts Expect Interest Rate Cuts in 2024

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ECB Interest Rate Rises to the Highest Level Ever: Experts Expect Interest Rate Cuts in 2024

In a year and a half, the ECB interest rate rose from the lowest to the highest level ever. Now that inflation is falling rapidly and high interest rates are economically painful, we have to wait for interest rate cuts in 2024. Whether mortgage and savings rates will fall along with it remains to be … Read more

How to Join the Discussion on krone.at-Forum: Netiquette and AGB Guidelines

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How to Join the Discussion on krone.at-Forum: Netiquette and AGB Guidelines

Comments Log in to join the discussion logged in as Not the right user? Log out Welcome to our community! Incoming contributions are checked and then published. Please ensure compliance with our Netiquette and AGB. You are also welcome to have detailed discussions krone.at-Forum available. User contributions do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the … Read more

Financial markets: ECB describes the situation on the financial market as “fragile”

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Financial markets: ECB describes the situation on the financial market as “fragile”

The European Central Bank (ECB) believes that the European financial markets are in a fragile state due to the rapidly rising interest rates. “The weak economic outlook and the consequences of high inflation are weighing on the ability of people, companies and governments to service their debts,” ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said on … Read more