The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged for the fourth meeting in a row as the economy in the 20 countries that use the euro increasingly looks strong enough to get by without the stimulus of lower borrowing costs for businesses and consumers.

The European Central Bank is leaving its key interest rate unchanged as inflation remains under control and European businesses weather the impact of higher U.S. tariffs better than expected.

The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged with inflation back under control and the economy is weathering Trump’s tariff onslaught better than expected.

Europe’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter as frantic earlier efforts to ship goods ahead of new U.S. tariffs went into reverse and the continent’s biggest economy, Germany, shrank.

The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged as it waits to see the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the economy before deciding whether to cut rates again.

The European Central Bank is cutting its benchmark interest rate for an eighth time, aiming to support businesses and consumers with more affordable borrowing as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war threatens to slow already tepid growth.

Bulgaria has the green light to join the euro next year and become the 21st member of the European Union's currency union.

Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.9% in May from 2.2% in April, helping clear the way for more interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday for the seventh time to counter worries about economic growth fueled by President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught.

Worries about economic growth fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught will likely push the European Central Bank to cut interest rates on Thursday for a sixth straight time to make credit more affordable for business and consumers.

The European Central Bank is cutting interest rates by a quarter percentage point, lowering credit costs for consumers and businesses to support an economy that is struggling to show solid growth.

Inflation in Europe eased to 2.4% in February, supporting the case for another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank but leaving open how far the central bank will go in lowering borrowing costs.

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate again amid higher than expected inflation.

The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a course amid political turmoil in leading economies France and Germany.

The European Central Bank is cutting interest rates by a quarter percentage point amid signs of weakening growth and concern about the impact of political chaos in France and the possibility of new U.S. import tariffs.

The Czech central bank has cut its key interest rate for the eighth time in a row as inflation remains low and the economy is making a slow recovery.

The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, is not expecting the bloc to fall into recession as it cut borrowing costs once again after figures showed inflation across the bloc falling to its lowest level in more than three years and economic growth waning.

Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, a drop that has cemented market expectations that the Bank of England will lower interest rates at its next policy meeting.

Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.8% in September, below the European Central Bank’s target of 2% for the first time in more than three years.

U.S. wholesale price increases mostly slowed last month, the latest evidence that inflation pressures are cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates next week.

With inflation subsiding, the European Central Bank is cutting its benchmark interest rate to prop up tepid growth with lower borrowing costs for companies and home buyers.

A long-awaited report on how to rescue Europe’s economy from weak growth and red tape is in.

Inflation is down in Europe.

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the sixth time in a row as inflation falls and the economy recovers more slowly than expected.

The European Central Bank left its key interest rate benchmark unchanged Thursday as its rate-setting council and President Christine Lagarde take their time to make sure stubborn inflation is firmly under control before lowering rates again.

Inflation in the United States is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said, while adding that more such evidence would be needed before the Fed would cut interest rates.

Inflation is on the way down in Europe.

The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point, moving ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve as central banks around the world lean toward lowering borrowing costs — a shift with far-reaching consequences for home buyers, savers and investors.

Inflation ticked up to an annual 2.6% in Europe in May.

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fourth straight time as inflation dropped and the economy has shown signs of recovery.

The European Central Bank has opened the door for an interest rate cut as early as its June meeting.

Inflation has fallen again in Europe, to 2.4% in March.

The Czech Republic's central bank has cut its key interest rate for a third straight time amid falling inflation and an effort to help the economy.

Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks climbed to records, with easier interest rates beckoning on the horizon.

The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate at a record high even though inflation is way down from its painful double-digit peak and the economy has stalled.

Inflation just keeps dropping in Europe.

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the second straight time in an effort to help the struggling economy.

Inflation is headed down in Europe.

Europe’s economy failed to expand at the end of 2023.

Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by another 2.5 percentage points.

The European Central Bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged at a record high.

European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde says cutting interest rates too soon could threaten Europe’s progress in battling the inflation that has ravaged the economy.

Inflation is on the rebound in Europe.

The tide turned against inflation.

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after a powerful rally across Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record high as the Federal Reserve indicated that interest rate cuts are likely next year.

The European Central Bank has decided to keep its key interest rate at a record high and will leave it there as long as needed to battle back inflation.

The Bank of England has kept borrowing rates unchanged despite mounting worries over the state of the British economy.

Europeans are again seeing some relief as inflation dropped to 2.4% in November, the lowest in more than two years.

The European Union’s executive commission has lowered growth its expectations for this year and next, saying the economy “has lost momentum” as inflation discourages consumers and higher interest rates deter borrowing for purchases and investment.

The International Monetary Fund says the European Central Bank and other policymakers across Europe need to keep interest rates at current elevated levels until they’re sure inflation is under control despite sluggish growth.

The inflation that has been wearing on European consumers fell sharply to 2.9% in October, its lowest in more than two years as fuel prices fell and rapid interest rate hikes from the European Central Bank took hold.

The European Central Bank has taken a break from interest rate increases.

Inflation has dropped sharply in Europe.

The head of the European Central Bank says interest rates will stay high long enough to restrict business activity for “as long as necessary” to beat back inflation because upward pressure on prices “remains strong.”.

The Bank of England has paused nearly two years of interest rate increases after a surprising fall in U.K. inflation eased concerns about the pace of price rises.

The European Central Bank has hiked its key interest rate to a record high.

Europe's economic outlook just took a turn for the worse.

New numbers show annual inflation held steady in Europe in August.

Interest rates in the European Union will need to stay high “as long as necessary” to slow still-high inflation, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said Friday.

The Italian finance ministry is defending a proposed 40% tax on some bank profits as being in line with “already existing rules in Europe on extra bank margins.”.

The European Central Bank says the banking sector could withstand a severe economic downturn without depleting their financial buffers against losses.

The European Central Bank has raised interest rates for the ninth straight time in its yearlong campaign to stamp out painfully high inflation.

Inflation in Europe slid again in June but fell too slowly to offer much relief to shoppers grumbling over price tags.

Inflation is pushing in different directions in Europe, rising in Germany and falling again in Spain.

Several of the world's top central bankers got together, and their message was clear: interest rates could go even higher to combat inflation.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is warning that inflation is holding its grip on the economy.

The head of the International Monetary Fund has praised the European Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rate for the eighth time in a row.

The European Central Bank has pressed ahead with another interest rate hike and is making clear more are on the way.

The European economy has contracted slightly at the end of last year and beginning of 2023.

European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde says inflation pressures are “strong."

Europe is getting a break on inflation.

German police have been left red-faced after a member of the public was able to slip into a VIP convoy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and then give him a hearty hug as he prepared to board a plane at Frankfurt Airport.

Proposals for a digital European currency are taking shape.

The European Central Bank has slowed the pace of its interest rate increases, stepping back like the U.S. Federal Reserve from a string of jumbo hikes aimed at snuffing out inflation.

Europe’s painful inflation inched higher last month, extending the squeeze on households and keeping pressure on the European Central Bank to unleash another large interest rate increase.

Major central banks are standing down from their offer of daily emergency dollar loans to banks, a crisis step launched after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the U.S. fed fears about the stability of the global financial system.

The fragmentation of the world economy into rival blocs led by the United States and China threatens to destabilize global commerce, increase inflation and weaken growth, Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, warned Monday.

Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency have slowed to the lowest level in a year.

European Union leaders are gauging the risk of a banking crisis developing from recent global financial turmoil and hitting an already weak economy.

Shares have advanced in Asia, tracking a rally on Wall Street after a group of big banks offered a lifeline to First Republic Bank, the lender investors had focused on in their hunt for troubles in the banking industry.

The European Central Bank has carried through with a large interest rate increase, brushing aside predictions it might dial back as U.S. bank collapses and troubles at Credit Suisse feed fears about the impact of higher rates on the global banking system.

Inflation has eased only slightly in the 20 countries that use the euro currency as the pain from higher costs for food and fuel persists.

The European Central Bank has gone big again, with another half-point interest rate increase.

Europe’s inflation rate has dipped at the start of the year, giving some relief to consumers but still leaving them facing higher prices.

Official figures show that Germany’s economy shrank by 0.2% in the fourth quarter compared with the previous three-month period.

The European Central Bank has slowed its record pace of interest rate increases.

Inflation in Europe has eased for the first time in more than a year as energy prices drifted down from painful highs.

The head of the European Central Bank says she doesn't believe inflation has peaked after reaching the highest levels on record.

It's looking more like a recession is coming in Europe.

The European Central Bank is warning that many financial institutions are moving too slowly to shield themselves and Europe’s banking system from the impact of climate change.

Inflation just keeps punishing the European economy.

The European Central Bank has made another outsized interest rate hike aimed at squelching out-of-control inflation, moving at the fastest pace in the euro currency’s history.

Asian stock markets are mixed ahead of an update on the U.S. economy and a European Central Bank meeting that is expected to raise its key interest rate to a 13-year high.

Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency has broken into double digits as prices for electricity and natural gas soar.

The head of the European Central Bank says the economic outlook “is darkening” and she expects business activity to “slow substantially” in the coming months as high energy and food prices pushed up by the war in Ukraine sap consumer spending power.

The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate by another half-percentage point.

The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment and potentially a recession.

The European Central Bank says it will give corporations climate scores before it buys their bonds and intends to prioritize those doing more to reveal and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Asian benchmarks are rising, cheered by gains on Wall Street as comments from the Federal Reserve chairman assured markets on the expected rate rise.

The European Central Bank has made its largest-ever interest rate increase to combat record inflation that is squeezing consumers and pushing the 19 countries that use the euro currency toward recession.