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International

Eurozone inflation at five-month high will keep ECB on hold

Inflation in the 20 nations sharing the euro picked up to 2.1 per cent last month from 2 per cent in July.
International

Eurozone inflation edges up in August, pointing to steady ECB rates for now

“It’s no mere coincidence that euro area inflation is now at the 2 per cent target – it is indeed connected to the central bank’s independent decision-making,” said Olli Rehn, Finland’s central bank governor and ECB policymaker .
Global Enterprise

Trump’s pressure on Fed independence holds global risk, ECB’s Rehn says

FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Global Enterprise
ANALYSIS

World’s central bankers fear being caught in Fed’s storm

After eight quarter-point cuts in a year, the ECB has signalled in July that further action will require a major shift in the economy.
International

ECB officials sticking to steady-rates plan after trade deal

Pedestrians walk past the 'Euro Sculpture' by German artist Ottmar Hörl in front of the former seat of the European Central Bank (ECB) at the Eurotower, ahead a press conference on the Eurozone's monetary policy, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on June 5, 2025. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
Global Enterprise

Eurozone business activity hits 15-month high despite tariffs

GDP in the 20 nations sharing the euro currency expanded by 0.1 per cent on the quarter against expectations for an unchanged reading
International

Eurozone GDP growth holds up better than feared in Q2

Whichever path policymakers choose will depend largely on trade talks between Brussels and Washington.
Banking & Finance
CENTRAL BANK WATCH

ECB may wait until December to make final rate cut: survey

If experience over the last decade holds true, a too-strong euro is the last thing the euro area needs.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

A strong euro isn’t what the doctor ordered

Professor Holzmann notes that Europe’s shift back to conventional monetary policy will not impact Singapore through interest rates but through the asset channel.
Singapore

EU interest rate tightening may not affect Singapore directly: Austrian central bank governor

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