Nearly all respondents to an extra question in the poll said U.S. President Donald Trump's expanding trade war would be damaging to euro zone economic growth, potentially putting the ECB in ...

With the deposit rate being lowered to 2.5%, the question is whether ECB President Christine Lagarde will still characterise policy as 'restrictive.' We think she will, but failing to do so could ...

The rate cut comes as the ECB seeks to alleviate pressure on consumers and businesses amid sluggish economic growth in Europe, and the threat of trade tensions with the US. The European Central ...