ECB set to raise rates again on 10 September

A second increase would take the deposit rate to 2.50 per cent and confirm the euro area as the most hawkish of the major central banks.

Assembled by Claude from 10 sources at 10 outlets · Monday, September 7, 2026, Morning edition, 9:25 PM EDT · no human byline

What happened

The European Central Bank will almost certainly deliver a second interest-rate hike in the coming week thestar.com.myafr.com. Its Governing Council meets to discuss the next rate-setting move with pressure rising for increases ft.com.

The bank is widely expected to raise its deposit rate by 25 basis points, from 2.25 per cent to 2.50 per cent, at the meeting finance.biggo.com. Irish reporting calls it a dead certainty that the ECB will lift its key rate next week to 2.50 per cent, back where rates were before independent.ie. Cypriot coverage puts the step at 0.25 percentage points on 10 September en.philenews.com. Sada News describes a second rise inside the week as almost certain, driven by inflation sadanews.ps.

Part of a wider turn

Inflation is back around the world, and so is the fight against it economist.com. The Bank of Japan raised rates in June and the Bank of Korea in July and August, and the ECB is expected to follow on the tenth economist.com.

The Star describes the ECB as doubling down as the hawk of the Group of Seven thestar.com.my. In London, the argument is that the Bank of England cannot afford not to raise rates, with the ECB expected to move this week and Kevin Warsh, the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, having signalled his own direction telegraph.co.uk. For investors, that removes the assumption that at least one large central bank will keep bidding for duration.

Markets are already adjusting. Australian equities were set for a jittery start to the week with the ECB tipped for another increase afr.com.

What it costs borrowers

The cumulative effect on households is the part that has already landed. In Cyprus, a decade of rate changes has added 320 euros a month to mortgage repayments, with a further quarter-point increase expected on 10 September en.philenews.com.

Irish commentary is now aimed squarely at savers and borrowers asking what to do as rates rise, ahead of two days of meetings thejournal.ie. The practical questions are the same across the currency bloc: whether to fix, whether to overpay, and how much further the deposit rate has to travel.

One personnel question sits alongside the policy one. Speculation is mounting that Christine Lagarde is preparing to jump ship at the ECB independent.ie. A leadership change during a tightening cycle would add a second layer of uncertainty for euro-denominated bonds, on top of the rate path itself ft.com.

Sources

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2. thestar.com.my: ECB doubles down as G7's hawk with upcoming interest rate hike | The Star (2026-09-07)
3. afr.com: ASX to wobble; Ingenia rejects bid; Stokes leads Southern Cross - AFR (2026-09-06)
4. ft.com: Starting gun fired on autumn election campaign season - Financial Times (2026-09-06)
5. finance.biggo.com: ECB Poised for 0.25% Rate Hike on the 10th — Will It Fire the Opening Shot for G7 Tightening? (2026-09-06)
6. independent.ie: Speculation mounts that Christine Lagarde is preparing to jump ship at ECB (2026-09-06)
7. telegraph.co.uk: The Bank of England can't afford not to raise interest rates - The Telegraph (2026-09-06)
8. thejournal.ie: Financial analyst on ECB hike: Interest rates are rising... what should you do? - The Journal (2026-09-06)
9. en.philenews.com: Mortgage rates: How a decade added €320 a month to repayments - In-Cyprus (2026-09-06)
10. sadanews.ps: European Central Bank is Moving Towards Raising Interest Rates Again Amid Inflation ... (2026-09-06)