ECB Updates Estimate of Neutral Rate

ECB Paper Suggests Two More Cuts Can Take Rates to Neutral
Economists at the European Central Bank said the neutral rate of interest, a concept that may help determine where cuts in borrowing costs will end, is probably between 1.75% and 2.25%.
ECB Updates Estimate of Neutral Rate as Policy Makers Question Its Usefulness
The neutral rate of interest that neither spurs nor slows growth in the eurozone is between 1.75% and 2.25%, according to the European Central Bank.
US High School Economics class: ‘Neutral’ rate not driving monetary policy, say ECB officials
When would an unbiased economic adviser recommend implementing a policy rate below the estimated neutral rate?
ECB's Estimates Of Neutral Interest Rates Leave Plenty Of Room For Further Rate Cuts
The European Central Bank today released a new research piece on where the neutral interest rate in the eurozone could be. Click to read.
ECB Likely to Stick to Rate-Cut Course Despite Inflation Rise
Eurozone inflationary pressures are likely to ease and the European Central Bank should stick to its course of reducing interest rates into the summer, Commerzbank’s Vincent Stamer says.
ECB cuts interest rates and keeps more easing on table
The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept more easing on the table, sticking to its view that inflation in the euro zone is increasingly under control despite concerns about global trade.
ECB still has several rate cuts to go before hitting 'neutral' level, paper finds
The European Central Bank may still be several interest rate cuts away from the level where it stops holding back economic growth, it said in a paper on Friday, though it downplayed the significance of the latest estimate.
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