Nomura now expects the European Central Bank to lower rates only once this year, diverging from most brokerages that still see at least two reductions, after the central bank signalled the possibility of a pause at its latest meeting.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter-point Thursday, responding to signs of deteriorating activity and weakening inflation despite bond-market turmoil over plans for a splurge of spending.

A 25 basis point cut to the ECB deposit facility rate is widely anticipated, marking the seventh cut in the current cycle. Click to read.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept the door ajar to more, even as a looming trade war with the U.S. and plans to boost military spending drive Europe's biggest economic policy upheaval in decades.

FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank cut its key deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.50 percent, but its boss, Christine Lagarde, said the Bank may pause cuts as growing uncertainty clouds the economic outlook.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates again on Thursday but warned of "phenomenal uncertainty" including the risk that trade wars and more defence spending could fuel inflation, raising the prospect of a pause in its policy easing next month.

Germany's plans to drastically increase government spending will be a focus at President Christine Lagarde's press conference.

The news that the European Central Bank has cut interest rates for the sixth time in the past 12 months is a positive development for Irish consumers and businesses.

European Central Bank officials are bracing for tough negotiations over whether to cut interest rates further or hold fire when they next set borrowing costs in April, according to people familiar with their thinking.

The ECB cut rates by a quarter point, aiming to buffer an economy threatened by tariffs and a sudden need to ramp up military spending.