Germany, ECB and Fiscal Push

For markets, German fiscal splurge blurs ECB outlook
Goldman Sees Faster German Growth on Fiscal Push, Fewer ECB Cuts
Massive German fiscal changes unlikely to stop ECB rate cuts
The “whatever it takes” moment sent Bund yields immediately higher on the prospect of much higher German public borrowing. The prospects of higher German growth and borrowing will have implications for the rest of Europe and policy at the European Central Bank,
French Inflation Hits Four-Year Low as ECB Cuts Interest Rates
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ECB to cut rates again as debate heats up on pause
ECB delivers another rate cut, but economists see little room for more easing

European Central Bank cuts rates

Central Banks Should Steer Clear of Climate Politics, ECB’s Wunsch Says
ECB Rate Decision Live: Central bankers expected to cut interest rates again
European Central Bank cuts rates again as threat of trade war with Trump weighs on economy
ECB fixes outage in multi-trillion-euro payment system
The European Central Bank said late on Thursday it had fixed an unprecedented outage in its payment system which had left transactions likely worth trillions of euros from companies, consumers and investors up in the air for most of the day.
ECB’s €790 Billion Trade Settlement System Operational Again
The European Central Bank’s securities settlement system is working again after a communications shutdown earlier on Thursday due to a hardware failure.
Stocks rise as tariff tensions ebb; euro firms ahead of ECB decision
Asian stocks rose on Thursday as investors held out hope that trade tensions could ease after U.S. President Donald Trumpexempted some automakers from tariffs for a month, while the euro stood tall ahead of the European Central Bank's meeting.
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News Explorer — ECB Adviser: Nation-State Bitcoin Reserves 'Risky Idea'
Nation-State Bitcoin Reserves 'Risky Idea' European Central Bank adviser Jürgen Schaaf has reiterated the bank's negative stance on Bitcoin, stating that nation-state Bitcoin reserves are "risky" due to extreme volatility and susceptibility to manipulation.
ECB to cut rates again on March 6 as focus turns to growth: Reuters Poll
The European Central Bank will trim its deposit rate again next week to 2.50%, according to all 82 economists polled by Reuters who expected two further cuts by the middle of this year.
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ECB trials 'fast-track' SRT approvals but flags leverage concern
The European Central Bank is trialling a fast-track approval process for certain SRT deals in the first half of this year, which it said in a statement last week was a “good example of how processes can be simplified within the existing regulatory framework”.
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President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde attends the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbr
ECB takes down securities settlement system's interfaces after incident
The European Central Bank has taken down some interfaces of its securities settlement system as it works to resolve an ongoing glitch that disrupted communications within that network, known as Target 2 Securities (T2S).
Euro, Bond Yields Edge Higher After ECB Rate Decision
The euro edged higher after the European Central Bank cut interest rates but signaled it could move cautiously with further easing. The euro rose 0.3% to $1.082. It had been flat