ECB minutes reveal doubts over rate cut
Reservations among council members will fuel expectations that ECB will leave rates on hold later this month
Reservations among council members will fuel expectations that ECB will leave rates on hold later this month
Monetary policy alone cannot deliver growth and prosperity. Any brighter economic future needs input from policymakers and governments
Paying off credit card debt, topping up your pension or saving for a rainy day are among the options for mortgage holders who find they now more money in their pockets following the recent ECB rate cut
Sherry FitzGerald data shows prices rose 5.5 per cent over past 12 months
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Central Bank-published study finds rate at which lower-risk borrowers are leaving non-lending service firms has been higher than the switching rate away from retail banks in recent months
Interest rates attached to home loans are expected to fall over the coming months as ECB reduces headline rates
‘Good degree of confidence’ that inflation is on the way back to 2 per cent
Nonbank lenders are targeting niche markets as banks still hold whip hand on the most competitive interest rates
Interest rates are now falling from what were record levels for the ECB but how far and how fast will depend on wider EU economy
European Central Bank makes first move lower interest rates after hiking them 10 times since 2022
Scale of boost for consumers, housing and investment will depend on how low borrowing costs can go
ECB chief economist Philip Lane brushes off fears that loosening euro-zone monetary policy before US Fed could backfire
Thousands of homeowners are seeing low fixed rates expire, and mortgage arrears could begin to spike
Interest rates may be close to their peak ahead of an expected ECB cut next month
Similar moves by the Swiss, Czech and Hungarian central banks demonstrate a willingness in Europe to diverge from US monetary policy
MyHome.ie survey shows people have already delayed homes because of cost of living crisis and fear further price rises
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve signalled US interest rates were staying higher for longer, and the mood in Europe has shifted too, with implications for Irish mortgage holders
US central bank says there has been a ‘lack of further progress’ towards 2 per cent inflation goal
Latest Credit Union consumer sentiment index fell to 67.8 in April, down from 69.5 the previous month
Data expected to reassure ECB officials that euro zone still on track for ‘soft landing’
While base case remains reduction in borrowing costs, options market shows a 20% probability of increase
Falling interest rates will, of course, help prospective buyers too. But they are buying into a market that’s only getting hotter
Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras says four cuts are possible this year
While Frankfurt, as predicted, kept rates unchanged on Thursday, policymakers signalled the possibility of a rate cut at their next meeting in June
The ECB currently expects that euro zone inflation, which was running at 2.4 per cent last month, will reach its target by the middle of next year
Markets expect Frankfurt to implement a sequence of rate cuts in the second half of 2024 but wage growth remains the chief worry
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The ECB is expected to start cutting interest rates but consumers should not presume that they will automatically benefit
Fall-off in inflation is welcome but pressure from higher energy and food prices remains
As the ECB has hiked interest rates, homeowners have moved away from tracker loans to more predictable fixed rates
The market now sees a 71% chance of a European Central Bank rate cut in two months’ time
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