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17 Jan 23
Concerns over an extended period of high inflation will lead to the European Central Bank raising interest rates higher than expected, ratings agency Fitch has said.
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29 Nov 22
Interest rates at the European Central Bank will keep going up, according to its president Christine Lagarde, but a leading economist has questioned whether advanced economies should loosen their...
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28 Oct 22
The possibility of recession was not enough to keep the European Central Bank from doubling its deposit rate in an attempt to get inflation down.
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27 Sep 22
Governments should contemplate raising taxes on higher earners and businesses that have profited from the current energy crisis to support those in need, a senior economist has said.
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9 Sep 22
The European Central Bank is set to raise interest rates by a record 0.75 percentage points in a bid to rein in rampant inflation.
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22 Jul 22
The European Central Bank has ended eight years of negative interest rates, increasing its deposit rate for the first time since 2011 in response to high inflation.
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24 May 22
The European Central Bank is set to bring lending rates out of negative territory by September in a bid to cool soaring inflation.
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29 Apr 22
The European Central Bank has blamed soaring energy prices for its misjudgement of inflation, after its projections for the beginning of 2022 turned out to be the least accurate it has ever made.
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7 Feb 22
The governor of the Dutch state bank has stated that the European Central Bank could begin raising interest rates as early as this year, to help combat soaring inflation.
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3 Feb 22
The European Central Bank has voted to hold interest at historic lows this month, despite inflation reaching record highs.
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21 Jan 22
The European Central Bank could delay interest rates rises until 2024, despite inflationary pressures caused by supply chain constraints, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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21 Dec 21
The European Central Bank has decided to still allow itself to purchase Greek government bonds even after it stops net asset-buying next year.
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13 Dec 21
The Greek government is set to appeal to the European Central Bank to continue buying its bonds after an emergency programme expires in March.
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4 Nov 21
The European Central Bank is unlikely to hike interest rates next year, as inflation is forecast to reduce over the medium term, according to president Christine Lagarde.
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1 Oct 21
Central bankers need to create digital currencies or they risk losing control to cryptocurrencies and the private sector, a report from the global central banking body has said.
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10 Sep 21
The European Central Bank has said it will begin to reduce its emergency Covid-19 asset purchasing in the coming months, as the region recovers from the pandemic.
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2 Sep 21
Elevated asset purchasing by the European Central Bank will continue until 2025, long after its Covid-19 facility shuts, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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23 Jul 21
The European Central Bank will not risk harming the economic recovery from Covid-19 by withdrawing its emergency monetary support early, its president has said.
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9 Jul 21
The European Central Bank will now accept “temporary deviation” around its new inflation target of 2% as part of a fresh monetary policy strategy.
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20 May 21
Germany’s highest court has rejected latest attempt to block the European Central Bank from buying sovereign bonds, bringing an end to a six-year legal battle.
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9 Apr 21
Bitcoin “does not fulfil the basic properties of money” according to an executive board member at the European Central Bank.
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10 Dec 20
The second wave of Covid-19 has led to the European Central Bank committing to buy €500bn more bonds to help the eurozone economy cope with the continuing fallout of the pandemic.
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22 Sep 20
The European Central Bank will allow itself to buy bonds with coupons linked to sustainability performance targets from next year, it has said, also announcing that these bonds will be eligible as...
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27 Mar 20
The European Central Bank has waived the current limit on the amount of a government’s bonds it can buy in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
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13 Mar 20
The European Central Bank has deployed stimulus measures in an attempt to soften the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic.
17 Jan 23Concerns over an extended period of high inflation will lead to the European Central Bank raising interest rates higher than expected, ratings agency Fitch has said.
29 Nov 22Interest rates at the European Central Bank will keep going up, according to its president Christine Lagarde, but a leading economist has questioned whether advanced economies should loosen their...
27 Sep 22Governments should contemplate raising taxes on higher earners and businesses that have profited from the current energy crisis to support those in need, a senior economist has said.
29 Apr 22The European Central Bank has blamed soaring energy prices for its misjudgement of inflation, after its projections for the beginning of 2022 turned out to be the least accurate it has ever made.
7 Feb 22The governor of the Dutch state bank has stated that the European Central Bank could begin raising interest rates as early as this year, to help combat soaring inflation.
13 Dec 21The Greek government is set to appeal to the European Central Bank to continue buying its bonds after an emergency programme expires in March.
1 Oct 21Central bankers need to create digital currencies or they risk losing control to cryptocurrencies and the private sector, a report from the global central banking body has said.
9 Jul 21The European Central Bank will now accept “temporary deviation” around its new inflation target of 2% as part of a fresh monetary policy strategy.
20 May 21Germany’s highest court has rejected latest attempt to block the European Central Bank from buying sovereign bonds, bringing an end to a six-year legal battle.
9 Apr 21Bitcoin “does not fulfil the basic properties of money” according to an executive board member at the European Central Bank.
22 Sep 20The European Central Bank will allow itself to buy bonds with coupons linked to sustainability performance targets from next year, it has said, also announcing that these bonds will be eligible as...
27 Mar 20The European Central Bank has waived the current limit on the amount of a government’s bonds it can buy in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
