Rate-setters’ confidence that they will hit 2% goal indicates rate reduction at next policy vote is increasingly likely
Christine Lagarde says September rate cut decision is ‘wide open’
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While acting governor Margarita Delgado will join the deliberations, she will not be allowed to vote
Falling house prices and lower borrowing costs drive increase in take-up for mortgages and consumer credit
Rate-setters warn lax fiscal policy could revive inflation and complicate efforts to lower borrowing costs
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Move to lower borrowing costs concerned many policymakers as inflation and wages moved in opposite direction
ECB policymakers view French elections as sign of a broader shift in a more populist, protectionist and turbulent direction
Lower rises in energy and fresh food costs are offset by persistently high services prices
Eurozone policymakers not following ‘pre-determined path’ after recent cut, says president
Federal Reserve and Bank of England weigh case for reducing borrowing costs as voters prepare to go to polls
Bundesbank chief Joachim Nagel urges caution after borrowing costs were lowered for first time in 5 years
Officials warns further reductions will depend on inflation easing
Scale of boost for consumers, housing and investment will depend on how low borrowing costs can go
Above-forecast price growth in single currency bloc fuels doubt over pace of interest rate cuts
Monetary policy in advanced countries is diverging in a manner that was thought highly unlikely just a few months ago
Philip Lane brushes off fears that loosening Eurozone monetary policy before US Fed could backfire
Collectively agreed pay rose 6.2% in the first 3 months of the year at the fastest pace in almost a decade, Bundesbank says
Revised figure comes as impact of Red Sea trade disruption proves milder than expected
Swedish central bank governor Erik Thedéen fuels debate on continent’s struggle to boost competitiveness
Krona falls against dollar after Riksbank trims main rate to 3.75%, its first reduction for eight years
It may be a bumpy ride, although the latest evidence is encouraging
Market expectations for loosening in Europe and UK pushed back as US grapples with a hot economy
Head of Italy’s central bank highlights risk of US stance pushing up global borrowing costs