The European Central Bank will lower borrowing costs two more times, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg who no longer expect interest rates to go below 2%.

After six reductions so far, back-to-back cuts are still likely in April and June, the monthly poll showed. But contrary to the previous round, respondents then see the deposit rate — currently at 2.5% — staying at 2% through the end of the survey period.

More than half a million UK home buyers are trying to tie up deals before a tax break slams shut at the start of April, according to property website Rightmove.

The 575,000 houses going through the legal completion process this month make up half of the 1.15 million home sales projected for the whole of 2025, Rightmove said. The number is up 21% compared with the same period a year ago, and the highest since 2022 when the market was still enjoying a post-Covid boom.

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