Speaking at a press conference, ECB President Christine Lagarde suggested “liquid, secure and safe“ standards for central banks likely precluded Bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Investors maintained bets for further easing, pricing an additional 70 basis points of cuts during the rest of 2025, which would lower rates to near 2 per cent.

ECB officials reduced the deposit rate by a quarter-point to 2.75%. They continued to describe their current monetary-policy stance as ‘restrictive’, signaling more loosening is in the pipeline, while ...

After lowering key rates in December, the ECB is widely expected to announce another 25 basis points (bps) cut, taking the ...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference following the bank’s latest monetary policy decision.

Following is the text of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's statement after the bank's policy meeting on Thursday: ...

The ECB is expected to drop its main lending rate from 3 per cent to 2.75 per cent, its fifth cut since last July.

Despite US President Donald Trump's sabre-rattling, the European Central Bank is set to press on with interest rate cuts ...