European Central Bank set to deliver eighth interest rate cut in shift to support economy

European Central Bank set to deliver eighth interest rate cut in shift to support economy

The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point today, marking the eighth reduction in the past 12 months as officials pivot from fighting inflation to supporting the struggling eurozone economy. Analysts widely anticipate another quarter-point reduction that would bring the central bank’s key deposit rate down … Read more

ECB Cuts Interest Rates, Bringing Relief to Irish Homeowners

ECB Cuts Interest Rates, Bringing Relief to Irish Homeowners

The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates for the first time in five years, providing much-needed relief to mortgage holders. The deposit interest rate has been reduced by 0.25%, from 4% to 3.75%. This move comes after a series of rate hikes aimed at controlling inflation, with the ECB raising rates ten times … Read more

Irish mortgage rates still third lowest in Europe despite hikes in recent months

Irish mortgage interest rates remain the third lowest in the Eurozone, despite the European Central Bank (ECB) beginning to raise them. The most recent rate increase, which brought the rate to 2.5% last Thursday, was one of many that the ECB has announced as part of its efforts to combat the inflation crisis. These increases … Read more

ECB to raise interest rates by further 0.75%

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) governing council meets today in Frankfurt, amid expectations that interest rates may be raised by another 0.75%. The ECB has already raised interest rates twice this year, by half a percentage point in July and three-quarters of a percentage point in September. Market experts broadly expect rates to be raised … Read more