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Global central banks considering different interest-rate cut policies

ECB policymakers led by President Christine Lagarde have insisted they're comfortable plowing a separate furrow from the Federal Reserve

Plenty of room for key interest rate reductions, says ECB's Villeroy

After a first rate cute next month that Villeroy described as a "done deal", debate among ECB policymakers remains open about how fast and far to keep easing after that

ECB not in hurry to cut rates, should take measured steps after Jun: Kazaks

The ECB has all but promised a rate cut on June 6 so the discussion has shifted to how quickly its next move should come and what conditions must be met for more easing

ECB grows confident about rates cut as inflation eases, say policymakers

Euro zone inflation stood at 2.4% in April and a crucial indicator of underlying price pressures slowed while the economy staged a small rebound

Morgan Stanley expects ECB to cut key interest rates by 75 bps in 2024

Last week, the ECB held interest rates at a record high on Thursday but signaled it could start cutting as soon as June

HDFC Credila raises $100 million via ECB route for loan book expansion

Education loans-focused lender HDFC Credila Financial Services on Tuesday said it has raised USD 100 million in external commercial borrowing (ECB). DBS Bank's IFSC banking unit in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) said in a statement that it led the syndicated loan. The funds will be used for growing the retail education loan franchise, it said. "We are pleased to have concluded a USD 100 million ECB transaction with DBS Bank as the lead arranger," Credila's Managing Director and Chief Executive Arijit Sanyal said. DBS Bank India Managing Director Rajat Verma said the education loan company is poised to play an important role in nurturing the country's talent by enabling access to learning for India's students. The ECB comes on the back of HDFC Bank completing the sale of its stake in HDFC Credila to private equity firms BPEA EQT and ChrysCapital in an over USD 1.15 billion deal in March this year. DBS Bank had announced the launch of its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU

ECB will have to gamble with interest rate cut before long, says Wunsch

Euro zone inflation fell in February to 2.6%, but underlying price growth remained stubbornly high, with prices for food, alcohol and tobacco up 4.0% year-on-year and for services 3.9% higher.

ECB keeps rate unchanged at 4%, may cut in June with 2% inflation in sight

The ECB's latest quarterly outlook offered strong encouragement, putting inflation at 2.3% this year and revising the 2025 forecast down to 2%. For 2026, it's still seen at 1.9%

ECB needs to start cutting interest rates soon, says Fabio Panetta

"Macroeconomic conditions suggest that disinflation is at an advanced stage, and progress toward the 2% target continues to be rapid," he said on Saturday at the annual Assiom Forex event in Genoa

NTPC to raise up to $750 mn in debt from foreign investors via ECB route

State-owned NTPC Ltd is looking to raise up to USD 750 million (about Rs 6,222 crore) in debt from foreign investors. According to the request for proposal by the company, the proposed facility is being raised under automatic route as permitted under External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) guidelines of the RBI. "NTPC is looking to raise External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) in the form of unsecured term loan...equivalent to USD 500 million plus green shoe option of EUR equivalent to USD 250 million," it said. NTPC said the bids from banks/financial institutions should be a comprehensive, unconditional, firm and fully underwritten offer for the full amount of the proposed facility. Last date to submit the bid is February 21. NTPC, under the Ministry of Power, is the country's largest power producer.

Euro zone yields drop as markets price in ECB interest rate cut in April

Some analysts reckoned that soft economic growth and inflation figures from the euro zone, due from Wednesday, could add to expectations for more ECB monetary easing

ECB's next move is 'a cut' but policymakers spar on timing: Report

The ECB kept its key rate unchanged at a record high 4% last Thursday but sounded confident that inflation was coming under control

No hint of cuts as ECB keeps rates unchanged at record-high of 4%

Investors are betting that the ECB is getting it wrong on both growth and inflation and will be forced to U-turn and deliver five rate cuts in rapid succession from early spring

Dollar up after US GDP data, euro falls after ECB president's remarks

Next week, the Fed is widely expected to stand pat but comments from Chair Jerome Powell will be intensely scrutinized to assess if the U.S. central bank is ready to start cutting interest rates

Global currencies stabilise amid Central bank decision uncertainty

Japan's yen was one of the bigger movers, heading away from Friday's 148.80 per dollar, its weakest in a month, to as firm as 147.74, as the Bank of Japan started its two-day policy meeting

ECB backs global rules for bonds wiped out in Credit Suisse rescue

ECB backed decision by Swiss authorities, which reflected clauses enshrined in local bonds, but urged global standard-setters on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to put some order in market

Euro zone yields fall, markets price in 50 bps of ECB rate cuts by July

The ECB last week hinted at a steady policy ahead, while pushing back on expectations for rate cuts any time soon

European Central Bank holds rates after 10 hikes in a row to tame inflation

This sharp policy tightening is leaving a mark on the economy, with data earlier this week showing weak credit creation and economic activity

ECB set to halt rate hikes as Mideast war casts a shadow over economy

The European Central Bank is ready to leave interest rates unchanged Thursday for the first time in over a year as the Israel-Hamas war spreads even more gloom over already downbeat prospects for Europe's economy. It would be the bank's first meeting with no change after a torrid pace of 10 straight increases dating to July 2022 that pushed its key rate to a record-high 4 per cent. The ECB would join the U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of England and others in holding borrowing costs steady albeit at the highest levels in years as inflation has eased. In Europe, inflation peaked at a painful 10.6 per cent in October for the 20 countries that use the Euro currency as Russia's war in Ukraine took a toll. Those high prices have been poison for consumer spending, draining household finances with added costs for necessities such as food, heat and electricity. But with inflation now down to 4.3 per cent, analysts expect the ECB to hold off on more hikes during its meeting in Athens. It is on

ECB looks to leverage AI to better understand inflation after big misses

Joining the masses of firms already using AI, the ECB is now exploring ways to process and analyse millions of data points, including public price data, corporate statistics