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☆ Eurozone Inflation Dips at Start of Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Melissa Eddy | More About Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Why It Matters: The timing of interest rate cuts depends on dataInvestors are watching for signs that the European Central Bank will lower interest rates, which policymakers last week held at a record high of 4 percent. The numbers released on Thursday could raise expectations that rates may come down sooner rather than later. Core inflation, the rate of inflation that excludes the volatile prices of food and energy, continued its downward trend, cooling to 3.3 percent in January from 3.4 percent in December. That figure is crucial to the E.C.B., as it reflects underlying trends in prices across the eurozone. will remain cautious, he said, “and will not contemplate any rate cut before June.”

Persons: Christine Lagarde, “, Peter Vanden Houte, ” Organizations: European Central Bank, ING Locations: midyear, Germany, Europe’s

☆ Europe wants to Trump-proof in case of a second term. But that is not an easy task
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Former US President Donald Trump briefly returned as a central character in European politics earlier this week. Multiple EU officials and diplomats noted to CNN that his sudden recollection came at a particularly sensitive time, as the EU attempts to build its own defense capabilities outside of the US-led NATO alliance. Whether Trump actually made these comments or not is largely immaterial to European officials. And his hostility toward the Ukraine war effort has an impact even now, playing into the Republican Party’s reluctance to pass more US funding for Ukraine. Christine Lagarde, head of the European Central Bank, said only this week that Trump’s return would be a “threat” for Europe.

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☆ Central bank blunders undermine tough rate talk
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Francesco Guerrera | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Comments by central bankers underline their desire to keep interest rates high until price growth quiesces. Policymakers’ recent mistakes mean they will struggle to convince investors their tough talk is real. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell says his fellow policymakers are “not thinking about rate cuts at all”. In May, after another U.S. regional bank failure, markets concluded that the Fed’s rate hike at the beginning of that month would be its last. Respected central bankers might be able to convince markets that these numbers don’t portend imminent rate cuts.

Persons: Jay Powell, Christine Lagarde, Andrew Bailey, Powell, backtrack, –, Lagarde, Treasuries, BoE, Bailey, Ben Bernanke, Jacob Frenkel, Peter Thal Larsen, Oliver Taslic, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Traders, U.S . Federal, European Central Bank, Bank of England, titans, Deutsche Bank, Treasury, Reuters Graphics Reuters, LSEG, Silicon Valley Bank, Fed, ECB, Bank of Israel, Federal Reserve, European, Thomson Locations: Silicon, Bailey, United States, Ukraine, Central

☆ The Bank of England Raises Rates Again
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Eshe Nelson | More About Eshe Nelson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Alongside its policy decision, the central bank published new inflation and economic forecasts. Policymakers said they would make sure interest rates were “sufficiently restrictive for sufficiently long” to push inflation down to their target level. As interest rates have climbed and inflation has slowed, policymakers around the world are trying to determine the right level of monetary policy tightness. They want to push interest rates high enough to stamp out high inflation, without making economic conditions so restrictive that they push their economies into recessions, high unemployment and deflation. Last week, the European Central Bank and Federal Reserve both raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Christine Lagarde, ” Organizations: European Central Bank, Federal Reserve Locations: Britain

☆ Securonomics is fuzzy new lodestar for investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Felix Martin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

During the era of free trade and financial liberalisation, the politicians danced to the economists’ tune. President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor explained that the era of unqualified support for free markets is over. The state will explicitly subsidise “specific sectors that are foundational to economic growth (or) strategic from a national security perspective,” Sullivan explained. Internationally, meanwhile, free trade is no longer the pole star. Sullivan’s 5,000-word speech devoted just three sentences to the World Trade Organization.

Persons: Rachel Reeves, Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden’s, ” Sullivan, Jacob Soll, Jean, Baptiste Colbert, Alexander Hamilton, Adam Smith, securonomics, Colbert, Hamilton, Christine Lagarde, Lagarde, ”, Soll, Peter Thal Larsen, Pranav Kiran Organizations: Reuters, Labour, Bank of England, White, U.S . Treasury, U.S . Trade Representative, Joe Biden’s National, Biden, offshoring, World Trade Organization, Industries, BAE Systems, Dow, Aerospace, Defense, U.S, Treasury, University of Southern, European Central Bank, Soviet, Russia, Thomson Locations: Washington, Tellingly, States, French, Scottish, University of Southern California, China, United States, Europe, Saudi Arabia

☆ Top Forbes: Cine sunt cele mai puternice 100 de femei din lume
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Angela Merkel a realizat un adevărat record: este al zecelea an consecutiv când ocupă primul loc! Top 5 cele mai influente femei din lume, potrivit ultimului Top Forbes:1. Christine Lagarde (65 de ani)Lagarde a devenit prima femeie care a condus Banca Centrală Europeană, la 1 noiembrie 2019. De asemenea, în 2016 Harris a fost prima femeie indian-americană care a fost aleasă în Senatul Statelor Unite. Iar în 2010, Harris a devenit prima femeie care a devenit procuror general al Californiei.

Persons: Angela Merkel, Regina Elisabeta, Marii, Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna, Merkel, . Christine Lagarde, Lagarde, Kamala Harris, Harris, 4 . Ursula von, Ursula von der Leyen, Leyen, . Melinda Gates, Melinda Gates, Fundației Bill, Kristalina, Regina Elisabeta a II, MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos, Beyonce, Mette, Reese Witherspoon Organizations: Forbes, Banca Centrală Europeană, Internațional, Uniunii Europene, Fundației, Monetar, MacKenzie, Amazon Locations: Germaniei, Marii Britanii, americană, Barbados, Europei, Germania, indian, Senatul Statelor Unite, Californiei, California, Oakland, India, Jamaica, 4 . Ursula von der, filantropie, Bulgaria, SUA, Danemarcei

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