European Central Bank set to keep rates stable: analysts
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The European Central Bank is certain to keep interest rates stable Thursday when governors mull the effects of rising inflation and slowing growth, analysts say, while it was less sure that the Bank of England would make a similar decision.
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Poland's central bank kept key interest rates unchanged Wednesday after three straight months of increases, surprising markets that expected a quarter or half percentage point hike.
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The European Central Bank keeps its key interest rate on hold at 3.5%, in a widely-expected move.
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The Bank of England&#39;s rate rise on Thursday - a quarter of a percentage point to a six-year high of 5.75 per cent - may have been predictable, but it will give consumers pause for thought. The European Central Bank meanwhile kept rates steady at 4 per cent, but signalled that markets can expect a rise later this year. Despite some doubts over the future direction of UK and European inflation, the decisions were correct, albeit a month too late in the case of the BoE.
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Federal Reserve policymakers today held their key short-term interest rate steady and indicated they remain concerned about inflation pressures.
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The European Central Bank is expected to keep interest rates steady at 2 percent on Thursday, with markets looking for any hint that the central bank's worries about growth have heightened.
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Inflation rates in Europe are unlikely to fall below the European Central Bank&#39;s 2 percent target for the rest of the year because of high oil prices, ECB board member Ottmar Issing said Sunday.
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The European Central Bank signalled Wednesday that eurozone interest rates were set to rise in the coming months as the financial markets bet on a move as early as next week.
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- The European Central Bank held its key interest rate steady at 4 percent while the Bank of England cut its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 5.25 percent on Thursday.
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The European Central Bank will likely hold interest rates steady Thursday, waiting to see if its latest increase can stem inflation, but it is expected to prepare the markets for another move in March.
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The Federal Reserve held a key short-term interest rate steady Wednesday, a possible sign the central bank thinks the economy is on solid footing.
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The eurozone&#39;s near-perfect recovery remains on track with economic confidence dipping only slightly this month and inflation remaining within the European Central Bank&#39;s target range.
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The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday but signaled that it could raise it pre-emptively if generous wage deals threaten to ignite inflation.
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The Bank of England is set to keep interest rates on hold following the latest meeting of the its Monetary Policy Committee.
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The level of attention that next week's European Central Bank policy meeting is likely to attract might seem strange given that not one of 83 economists polled by Reuters expects any change to interest rates.
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The European Central Bank is expected to raise its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4 percent when it meets Wednesday, but economists will be looking for signals on further potential increases.
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The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday, saying high oil prices meant uncertain prospects for Europe&#39;s economic recovery.