By Nikhil Sharma and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -European shares closed lower on Thursday, after four sessions of gains, as investors booked some profits and assessed interest rate decisions by major ...

On Thursday, as widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) reduced its key rates by 25 basis points at the March policy meeting. This move puts the main refinancing operations rate at 2.65% ...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said a 25% tariff imposed by the U.S. would lower euro zone growth by 0.3 percentage points in the first year, while retaliatory measures could ...

meaning the European Central Bank may need to keep cutting rates, rate setter Olli Rehn said. “As regards trade policy, the effect is fairly immediate because of pervasive uncertainty,” said ...

while the Bank of England and Sweden's Riksbank kept borrowing costs steady. Meanwhile, members of the European Central Bank suggested there is still room for rate cuts this year. Banks were the ...

As the European Central Bank's deposit rate comes down and its bond holdings gradually decline, future losses would progressively decrease in the coming years, the central bank said. "We project ...