ECB chief economist Philip Lane brushes off fears that loosening euro-zone monetary policy before US Fed could backfire
Interest Rates
Thousands of homeowners are seeing low fixed rates expire, and mortgage arrears could begin to spike
Interest rates may be close to their peak ahead of an expected ECB cut next month
Similar moves by the Swiss, Czech and Hungarian central banks demonstrate a willingness in Europe to diverge from US monetary policy
MyHome.ie survey shows people have already delayed homes because of cost of living crisis and fear further price rises
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve signalled US interest rates were staying higher for longer, and the mood in Europe has shifted too, with implications for Irish mortgage holders
US central bank says there has been a ‘lack of further progress’ towards 2 per cent inflation goal
Latest Credit Union consumer sentiment index fell to 67.8 in April, down from 69.5 the previous month
Data expected to reassure ECB officials that euro zone still on track for ‘soft landing’
While base case remains reduction in borrowing costs, options market shows a 20% probability of increase
Falling interest rates will, of course, help prospective buyers too. But they are buying into a market that’s only getting hotter
Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras says four cuts are possible this year
While Frankfurt, as predicted, kept rates unchanged on Thursday, policymakers signalled the possibility of a rate cut at their next meeting in June
The ECB currently expects that euro zone inflation, which was running at 2.4 per cent last month, will reach its target by the middle of next year
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