ECB May Keep Main Rate at 2% as Economy Slows, Survey Shows
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The European Central Bank will probably keep its benchmark interest rate at 2 percent this week amid evidence that economic growth in the 12-nation region is slowing, 40 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News said.
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The European Central Bank has left interest rates in the eurozone unnchanged for the sixteenth consecutive month. Despite a slowdown in the 12-nation zone, the bankers today (Thursday) decided not to adjust the rate of 2%.
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The European Central Bank keeps eurozone interest rates unchanged at 2% for the fourteenth month in a row.
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The European Central Bank keeps the cost of borrowing unchanged at 2% for the 18th straight month, despite the risk posed by the soaring euro.
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The ECB is likely to raise interest rates in a regular monthly policy meeting scheduled on Thursday. The key rate that is now at a historic low of 2% will probably be raised to combat inflationary pressures.
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Analysts expect the European Central Bank to keep interest rates on hold as jitters continue to affect world markets.
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The European Central Bank surprised financial markets on Thursday by revealing it had considered raising interest rates even as the euro zone economy slows, saying it is worried about inflationary risks.
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Business groups have broadly welcomed the Bank of England&#39;s decision to keep interest rates on hold this month. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced at lunchtime on Thursday that they would be maintaining the base rate at 4.75 per cent.
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Annual inflation in the 12 nations sharing the euro slipped to 2.3 percent in August from 2.4 percent in July, the European Union's Eurostat data agency said in a first estimate.
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The central bank is likely to keep interest rates at historical lows for now amid worries about weakening demand for electronics goods in the second half, economists said yesterday.
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The Bank of England policymakers will decide Thursday whether to reduce interest rates for the second month in a row, with recent economic data seen as reducing the chances of back-to-back cuts.
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UK inflation slowed to 2.4% in June, official figures show, fanning fears that interest rates will rise later this year.
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The Bank of England&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep interest rates steady at 4.75 percent earlier this month, but analysts say another
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BRUSSELS - European Central Bank left its key interest rate at a post-war low of two percent Thursday with ECB chief Jean-Claude Trichet playing down worries about weakening economic growth but warning about the risks posed by surging oil prices.
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The Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided to keep the interest rates at 2 % on Thursday. The same day, the Bank of England also announced the decision to keep its key rate unchanged at 4.75%.
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The European Central Bank held its main interest rates steady Thursday against a background of rising inflation and slowing growth, shortly after the Bank of England (BoE) did the same.
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Business confidence in Germany, France and Italy, the biggest of the 12 economies using the euro, probably fell this month, suggesting economic growth may struggle to accelerate, surveys of economists showed.