There is a persistent murmur in financial markets that the Trump administration may push through a grand bargain to weaken the overvalued U.S. dollar. But there are multiple problems here, not least Europe's likely unwillingness to play ball.

The European Central Bank may stop describing its monetary policy stance as “restrictive” at its next decision in March, according to people familiar with the Governing Council’s debate.

The European Central Bank is set to lower interest rates for a fifth meeting as inflation that’s nearing the 2% target lets officials further loosen the shackles on the economy.

Despite still elevated domestic inflation, weak growth and inflation projected at target this year strengthen the case for further rate cuts.

During the press conference, ECB President Christine Lagarde indicated that the central bank's macro assessment had hardly changed from its December meeting. The ECB still sees the disinflationary process on track and expects a pick up in demand, though it acknowledges the near-term weakness of the eurozone economy.

Despite Bitcoin’s growing adoption, ECB President Christine Lagarde signaled Thursday that member states are unlikely to follow suit.

ECB cuts the deposit rate by a quarter point to 2.75 per cent as expected and offers little shift in tone from December as it continues to move policy away from restrictive territory

The ECB (European Central Bank) continued policy normalisation today, with another 25 basis points (bps) worth of cuts across all three benchmark rates. This marks the fourth consecutive rate reduction, bringing the Deposit Facility Rate, the Refinancing Rate, and the Marginal Lending Facility Rate to 2.75%, 2.90%, and 3.15%, respectively.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is getting his wish that interest rates drop across the world, just not at home where a strong economy and uncertainty over his own policies have set the stage for the Federal Reserve to diverge from its central bank peers.

ECB President Christine Lagarde has firmly stated that Bitcoin will not be included in EU reserves due to concerns over regulatory risks.

The European Central Bank lowered its interest rates for a fourth policy session in a row on Thursday and is likely to opt for more