If the European economy weakens further then the European Central Bank might cut interest rates again, policymaker Yannis Stournaras told Bloomberg TV in an interview on Friday, adding that "this is not expected".

The ECB has cut interest rates for the eighth time in a year by one-quarter of a percentage point, which brings its rate down from 2.25% to 2%

The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to the lowest level since early 2023, a response to slowing inflation and threats to growth from President Trump’s trade war. The move deepens a divergence with the U.