The European Central Bank is likely to cut rates by 25 basis points at its meeting on December 12, suggesting they are not keeping up with economic trends.

Times below are in GMT/US Eastern time:

  • 14:00/10:00 – ECB President Christine Lagarde talks with Francine Lacqua (Bloomberg).
  • 15:00/11:00 – ECB chief economist Philip Lane takes part in a chat at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Central Banking Seminar.
  • 19:15/15:15 – Lagarde speaks on a panel about the future of cross-border payments at IMF/WB Annual Meetings.
  • 20:00/16:00 – Lane gives a speech at a seminar hosted by Columbia University.
European Central Bank President Lagarde is speaking at 14:00 GMT