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ECB’s Kazāks: Won’t Get Much Data By July, So Might Pause

ECB’s Kazāks: Won’t Get Much Data By July, So Might Pause

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Friday that the ECB might pause its interest rate cuts in July given the lack of new data between now and then.

6 June 2025 Central Bank News
ECB Insight: Lagarde Confirms That the End Is Nigh

ECB Insight: Lagarde Confirms That the End Is Nigh

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – There was only one attempt during Thursday’s press conference to get European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde to confirm explicitly that euro area monetary policy had reached neutral territory. She demurred, but it didn’t matter, as she managed all the same to convey the idea that the ECB was done or close to it.

5 June 2025 Central Bank News
ECB Insight: The End Is Nigh, or at Least Nigher

ECB Insight: The End Is Nigh, or at Least Nigher

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – There’s no point denying the obvious. Even ultra-dovish Banca d’Italia Governor Fabio Panetta acknowledged on Friday that the European Central Bank’s room for further policy easing is narrowing.

3 June 2025 Central Bank News