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Watch live: ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks after opting to hold rates

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Watch live: ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks after rate decision

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European Central Bank raises rates by a quarter percentage point, says inflation set to remain ‘too high for too long’

The European Central Bank on Thursday announced a new rate increase of a quarter percentage point, bringing its main rate…

15 years of low interest rates reshaped the U.S. economy. Here’s what’s changing as rates stay higher for longer

The United States is entering a new economic era as the Federal Reserve has been hiking its benchmark interest rate.…

Rate cuts, hikes and pauses: The world’s central banks just made very different decisions

From hawkish pauses to rate hikes and dovish tones, the world’s biggest central banks last week struck very different tones…

Euro zone enters recession after Germany, Ireland growth revision

The euro zone entered a recession in the first quarter of this year, and economists are not optimistic for the…

Watch: ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks after rate decision

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IMF warns of ‘disorderly’ house price corrections in Europe as interest rates move higher

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The International Monetary Fund warned Friday of “disorderly” house price corrections in Europe, at a time when…

European Central Bank hikes rates despite market mayhem, pledges support if needed

The European Central Bank on Thursday announced a further rate hike of 50 basis points, signaling it is ready to…

Euro zone inflation softens to 8.5% in February as ECB signals interest rate hiking is not over

New data out of the euro zone on Thursday suggested that inflation is taking a while to come down significantly,…