Alexander Weber

European Consumers Ready to Drop US Products, ECB Survey Finds European consumers are prepared to actively move away from US products and services as a result of President Donald Trump’s trade war, according to research by the European Central Bank.

European consumer are "very willing" to find alternatives to US products and services -- and not just because of higher prices, ECB survey finds

ECB Rate-Cut Bets Build as Growth Tops List of Tariff Worries Expectations for European Central Bank interest-rate cuts are rising as investors and analysts assessing the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs conclude that the outcome for inflation will be more be...

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Germany’s Military Spending Plans in Doubt After Rise of AfD and Left Parties Friedrich Merz’s plans to ramp up defense spending in Germany have hit an early obstacle after a surge in support for fringe parties left him potentially locked into strict restrictions on government ...

Reforming Germany's debt brake to allow more investment will be complicated after yesterday's election:

ECB Rate-Cutting Plans Survive First Contact With Trump’s Return Plans by the European Central Bank to push ahead with interest-rate cuts are withstanding the early jolts in US economic policy driven by Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Plans by the ECB to push ahead with interest-rate cuts are withstanding the early jolts in US economic policy driven by Donald Trump’s return to the White House

ECB’s Kazimir Sees Three to Four More Cuts Starting Next Week A reduction in interest rates next week by the European Central Bank is all but certain and two to three more will probably follow, according to Governing Council member Peter Kazimir.

And just as Davos got underway, we sat down Slovakia's Peter Kazimir in Frankfurt. He said 3-4 more cuts in a row are feasible

ECB’s Villeroy Says It’s Plausible to Cut at Each Meeting It’s possible that the European Central Bank will lower interest rates at each of its upcoming meetings, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau.

For France's Francois Villeroy de Galhau, it's plausible that the ECB will go on cutting at each meeting

ECB to Near Inflation Target by Middle of Year, Nagel Says The European Central Bank should be close to its 2% inflation goal by mid-2025, allowing it to lower interest rates to levels that no longer weigh on the economy, according to Governing Council member...

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel sees inflation close to target by the middle of the year

ECB’s Knot Is Comfortable With Market View on Next Two Meetings European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said investor bets for interest-rate cuts in January and March are reasonable, while any commitment beyond is difficult due to heightened glob...

Investor bets for rate cuts in January and March are reasonable, according to Dutch policymaker Klaas Knot

ECB’s Escriva Says Rate Cut Next Week Is ‘Most Likely’ Scenario European Central Bank Governing Council member Jose Luis Escriva said another reduction in borrowing costs at next week’s meeting is very probable as recent data confirm the outlook for inflation.

Governing Council member Jose Luis Escriva said another reduction in borrowing costs at next week’s meeting is very probable as recent data confirm the outlook for inflation

Read Bloomberg's exclusive interviews with ECB policymakers in Davos this week:

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Germany Set for Dismal Economic Report Card Before Snap Election Germany is about to report a second straight year of economic contraction, reminding politicians before February’s snap election of the daunting task they face.

Germany is about to report a second straight year of economic contraction, reminding politicians before February’s snap election of the daunting task they face

ECB Set to Aid Waning Economy With Fourth Rate Cut The European Central Bank is set to cut interest rates for the fourth time this year, loosening constraints on the region’s struggling economy as inflation nears 2%.

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