Tag: interest rates

EU Economy: Sink or Swim

While Europe as a whole is in economic stagnation, some countries are bright spots that defy that trend.

Bad Idea: ECB Cuts Interest Rates

Central banks returning us to very low interest rates could encourage more government debt, risking another inflation episode.

Fed, ECB To Cut Rates While Inflation Stays Up

As the Federal Reserve readies its first rate cut since the inflation spike, it joins the ECB in facing an economic slowdown with persistent, elevated inflation rates.

Euros & Dollars: ECB Facing High-Risk Rate Cut

With inflation and the business cycle moving in very different directions across the euro zone, the ECB’s expected rate cut may end up being of no real economic consequence.