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ECB monitoring euro but rally not dramatic: council member

The remarks come less than a day after the central bank left its deposit rate at 2% for a fifth meeting

The ECB is widely expected to hold its deposit rate on Feb 5 and throughout this year, a Reuters survey showed.

Eurozone economic momentum wanes further in January, PMI shows

It is down at 51.3 from 51.5 in December, touching a four-month low

“If the euro appreciates further and further, at some stage this might create of course a certain necessity to react in terms of monetary policy,” says Kocher.

ECB may need fresh rate cut if euro strengthens, says Austrian central bank governor

Recent gains against the US dollar were ‘modest’ and did not require a response, he adds

Klaas Knot, whose stint as head of the Netherlands’ central bank ended last year, leads in the ranking as the next ECB chief.

Knot most likely heir to Lagarde at ECB

Knot was one of the ECB’s most influential officials during his 14 years on the governing council

ECB chief economist Philip Lane expressed confidence in Fed policy and said the euro zone was likely to see a sustained stabilisation of inflation at 2 per cent.

ECB on a steady rate path for now but Fed tussle a risk, chief economist warns

[FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank will not debate any rate change in the near term if the economy stays on course, but new shocks, like a potential deviation by the Federal Reserve from its mandat...

Fed chair Jerome Powell has been threatened with a criminal indictment over comments about the headquarters' renovation.

ECB has no room for complacency as attack on Fed raises risks, Kazaks says

They include a possible financial bubble in AI and China’s aggressive trade policy

At its final meeting of 2025, the European Central Bank forecast that inflation will only drop marginally below its target in 2026.

Euro-area inflation slows to ECB goal, backing steady rates

Analysts believe the bank will keep rates unchanged in 2026, with risks skewed towards cuts than hikes in the first half

ECB president Christine Lagarde says: "We reconfirmed that we are in a good place, which does not mean that we are static."

ECB holds rates with growth firmer and inflation near target

Policymakers give no guidance on next steps, saying decisions will be made meeting by meeting on data

“With a track record of around 2 per cent inflation and a medium-term projection at 2 per cent, I would say again, that we are in a good place,” Lagarde.

ECB to probably lift growth forecast next week, Lagarde says

Policymakers are increasingly convinced that borrowing costs can be left unchanged for the foreseeable future