Tag: ECB
ECB abolishes negative interest rates – Economy
As of this Wednesday, negative interest rates are effectively a thing of the past: Last Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced that it would raise key interest rates by…
ECB rate hike: what consequences for life insurance?
By raising rates, the ECB seeks to contain the surge in inflation in the euro zone (Photo credit: 123RF) The ECB (European Central Bank) announced on Thursday 21 July an…
“Whatever it takes”: Is there another euro crisis ten years later? – Business
Of Victor Gojdka, Frankfurt It was an almost Victorian garden party that the then British Prime Minister David Cameron had invited to the stately Lancaster House. In addition to candlesticks…
Borrowing: Top economists consider new ECB crisis instrument to be dangerous
Business borrowing Top economists consider the new ECB crisis instrument to be dangerous Status: 08:12 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes “The much more important part for the markets is…
Key interest rate increase by the ECB: Turnaround in interest rates jeopardizes housing construction target
Status: 07/22/2022 10:29 am The turnaround in interest rates by the European Central Bank will also cause construction interest rates to rise further. This is likely to further jeopardize the…
After ECB bang: DAX investors digest interest rate turnaround
market report Status: 07/22/2022 07:51 a.m After the ECB’s big rate hike, investors are beginning to realize what this move means for stock markets. The DAX is likely to go…
ECB raises key interest rate: Why the interest rate hike is just a start
analysis As of: 07/21/2022 7:18 p.m For the first time in more than a decade, the ECB has hiked interest rates again. What are the consequences? Why is that not…
How the ECB rate hike will prevent many French people from borrowing
Faced with galloping inflation, the ax fell. This Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB), through its president Christine Lagarde, announced the increase in its interest rates (also called key rates).…
The ECB raises its rates by 0.50 points, a first since 2011
This is a historic decision, a first for 11 years. The main interest rate goes from -0.50% to zero. The European Central Bank (ECB) decided on Thursday to increase its…
ECB raises interest rates for the first time in more than a decade
The European Central Bank (ECB) threw a stone into the pond by deciding Thursday to raise its three key rates by 50 basis points after having prepared the spirits for…