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Central banks surprise Central banks worked hard during the Labour Day week. Both the US Federal Reserve and the European Central bank held their monthly meetings and both managed… 03/05/2013
ECB boss signs banknotes – nocomment The European Central Bank started issuing the new five euro bill in Bratislava, Slovakia, shortly after the ECB lowered interest rates. The new bill is the… 03/05/2013
ECB cuts interest rates, looks for ways to help companies borrow The European Central Bank has cut its main interest rate for the first time in 10 months, in an attempt to get the recession-mired eurozone growing… 02/05/2013
Eurozone weakness makes ECB interest rate cut more likely Economists increasingly believe that the European Central Bank is about to cut interest rates for the eurozone. The feeling is that Mario Draghi and his… 24/04/2013
Cypriot bank workers protest over pensions threat Bank workers in Cyprus took to the streets in protest over concerns for their pensions. Public shock at last month’s collapse of Popular Bank, the… 05/04/2013
ECB holds rates despite Cyprus As expected, the European Central Bank has kept the cost of borrowing unchanged at a record low of 0.75 percent. ECB President Mario Draghi and his… 04/04/2013
ECB talks about cutting interest rates but doesn’t The European Central Bank has held off cutting the cost of borrowing in the eurozone – for now. For the eighth straight month the benchmark interest rate… 07/03/2013
Currency wars and ‘the lazy French’ At the G-20 meeting in Moscow Mario Draghi said he feels that there is too much “chatter” about currency wars, which he called “either inappropriate or… 22/02/2013
Draghi dismisses currency war talk Europe Central Bank head Mario Draghi has been trying to play down worries about currency wars. At the European Parliament on Monday, he responded to… 18/02/2013
ECB’s Draghi sees Spain on the right track European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi thinks Spain is on the right track towards economic recovery. In Madrid to address members of parliament during a… 12/02/2013
Euro slumps on ECB Draghi’s comments The European Central Bank has said it will monitor what impact the stronger euro is having on the region’s economy to make sure it does not derail the… 07/02/2013
ECB keeps rates unchanged, sees recovery later in 2013 The eurozone economy will recover later this year and there are already some signs of stabilisation, according to the European Central Bank. On that basis… 10/01/2013
ECB holds interest rates steady As expected, the European Central Bank has kept the cost of borrowing unchanged. Its main interest rate remains at a record low of three quarters of one… 10/01/2013
Banking measures set to restore confidence – Draghi The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has heard that new European Central Bank powers to oversee eurozone banks will help restore… 17/12/2012
ECB predicts bleak 2013, keeps rates unchanged The European Central Bank has issued a bleak forecast for the eurozone economy. The experts there said it is likely to shrink next year, as it has this… 06/12/2012
Figures point to economic gloom in Portugal and Greece How much are the decision makers of the EU listening to the feet on the streets of Europe’s cities on the day of action? Is there a sense that policies and… 14/11/2012
ECB ready to wait for bailout requests The European Central Bank has confirmed that it is ready to buy bonds of debt-strained governments, but requires those in need to sign up to a European… 08/11/2012
ECB holds on rate while launching OMTs The European Central bank has surprised no-one by keeping interest rates at three quarters of a percent. The ECB wants to be sure the record low rate is… 08/11/2012
Draghi’s first year in power One year ago ECB President Mario Draghi took office in the midst of tough times and since then has introduced a raft of measures against the eurozone… 02/11/2012
One year on, how’s the ECB’s Draghi doing? As Mario Draghi marked his first year in the job as president of the European Central Bank, the eurozone economy remained troubled and the feeling was that it… 01/11/2012
Greek reforms praised by ECB’s Draghi The president of the European Central Bank has given Greece a pat on the back for the economic reforms it has made so far, but Mario Draghi said there was… 09/10/2012
ECB mulling issuing bond insurance The eurozone, through the ECB, is considering providing insurance for buyers of government bonds for the first time. The leap forward is being seen as a… 04/10/2012
Merkel and Draghi urge reforms German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi have used speeches to the Federation of German Industries to urge eurozone… 25/09/2012
Draghi prepares to unveil bond buying plan Under pressure to slash the borrowing costs of the eurozone’s weakest member states, ECB chief Mario Draghi is due to unveil his latest bond-buying plan on… 05/09/2012
Draghi tells Germans ECB action needed for stability The European Central Bank has to use “exceptional measures” at times to meet its mandate of keeping inflation in check. So said ECB President Mario Draghi… 29/08/2012
Merkel backs ECB’s Draghi The world’s financial market have been given a boost by apparent support from German Chancellor Angela Merkel for European Central Bank intervention to calm… 17/08/2012
Europe Weekly: Super Mario sees light at the end of the tunnel In this week’s Europe Weekly, the European Commission looks at how to help the construction industry which continues to flounder as the crisis continues… 03/08/2012
Central banks dash hopes Two central bank meetings in one week. Investors were waiting for action from the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. The ECB’s president had… 03/08/2012
ECB’s ‘Save the euro’ moves some way off Under pressure to ‘Save the euro’ the European Central Bank is gearing up to buy Italian and Spanish government bonds on the open market – but not yet. … 02/08/2012
Draghi says ECB working on plans for bond purchases “The euro is irreversible” was the headline from European Central Bank head Mario Draghi at the bank’s monthly policy meeting, but exactly what it will do to… 02/08/2012
Eurozone support chorus grows French President Francois Hollande and Germany’s Angela Merkel on Friday echoed European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s pledge by saying they will do… 27/07/2012
ECB’s Draghi to the euro’s rescue? The head of the European Central Bank has pledged to ensure that the euro’s future. Mario Draghi’s signalled was that the ECB will take on the financial… 26/07/2012
Draghi calls for bold action from governments Members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee at the European Parliament have been told governments must take bold action to resolve the debt… 09/07/2012
Eurozone rate cut to boost growth The European Central Bank has cut borrowing costs to a new record low trying to breathe life into a weakening eurozone economy. The main interest rate was… 05/07/2012
Draghi: ‘EU must clarify euro vision’ European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has urged European leaders to clarify their vision for the euro, saying the ECB cannot fill the policy… 31/05/2012
Draghi holds his fire – but for how long? Several weeks ago, ECB president Mario Draghi told a German newspaper that the worst of the euro debt crisis was over, but it seems things have not gone… 04/05/2012
ECB wants more effort from banks and governments European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has refused to commit to more support for banks or governments as the eurozone debt crisis enters a new phase… 25/04/2012
ECB warning on EU competitiveness The President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi says a growing gap in comptetitiveness between eurozone members could make it more difficult to keep… 13/03/2012
ECB noncommittal on helping Greece A Greek debt deal came just as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi started his news conference following the Bank’s monthly policy meeting. He… 09/02/2012
Euro ministers upbeat on Greece and crisis European finance chiefs have been working hard at the World Economic Forum to reassure business and political leaders that the euro zone is on track to… 27/01/2012
Germany, France press for swift Greek debt deal As eurozone finance ministers meet in Brussels, Germany and France say they want Greece to reach a deal quickly with its private creditors that will cut its… 23/01/2012
S&P cuts EFSF credit rating after eurozone downgrade The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the eurozone’s EFSF bailout fund by one notchfrom AAA to AA+. The move was expected after S&P cut the… 16/01/2012
Close up: ECB bids to ease bank stress The European Central Bank may have been slammed for failing to act as a lender of last resort to the eurozone’s crippled economies - but when it comes to… 16/01/2012
ECB sees ‘substantial’ effect from cheap loan policy The European Central Bank says its flood of cheap long-term loans to eurozone banks is helping them substantially and ECB President Mario Draghi believes that… 12/01/2012
ECB holds interest rates No change from the European Central Bank this month after its back-to-back interest rate cuts late last year. Leaving its key borrowing rate at a record… 12/01/2012
Draghi speaks up for the euro – but not in GermanEuropean Central Bank President Mario Draghi caused amusement as he tried — not very successfully — to speak German while addressing the European Parliament… 19/12/2011
Smooth Spanish bond sale, but euro zone still besieged For once there was some good news from the eurozone debt crisis as Spain was able to sell many more government bonds than it expected at its latest debt… 15/12/2011
ECB cuts rate but won’t buy more bonds The European Central Bank is pinning its hopes of keeping the euro zone economy out of recession with an interest rate cut and by offering more help to the… 08/12/2011
ECB moves to stimulate economy expectedResponding to a deepening economic slowdown and Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, financial analysts expect a more accommodative monetary stance from the… 07/12/2011
Euro crisis: towards a tighter fiscal union? Time is running out. That was the unmistakeable message from the OECD this week when the organization called for decisive action by euro zone governments to… 02/12/2011
ECB’s Draghi warns of increasing downside risks The new head of the European Central Bank has warned the European Parliament that risks threatening the economic outlook have increased. Mario Draghi was… 01/12/2011
Government Sachs Europe branch? Critics in Europe are very uneasy about the new Italian ECB chief, the Greek premier and the prime minister-designate of Italy’s past or present relations… 15/11/2011
G20: a complicated situationUS Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (front) and the European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi arrive for a meeting with G20 finance ministers on… 04/11/2011
Draghi makes notable ECB debut The European Central Bank has unexpectedly cut interest rates in President Mario Draghi’s first meeting in charge. With bond yields in Italy and Spain… 03/11/2011
Draghi marks ECB reign with rate cut Well, they say a new broom sweeps clean. In his first meeting as boss of the ECB Mario Draghi has surprised nearly everyone by cutting base interest rates by… 03/11/2011
ECB: Draghi’s dilemma, inflation fighting vs stimulus As Mario Draghi takes over as the head of the European Central Bank he faces a massive task. The ECB is central to tackling the euro zone debt crisis. The… 31/10/2011
Eurozone recovery expected in 2013The president of the European Central Bank says he expects to see the eurozone economy begin its recovery in the second half of 2013. Speaking at the World… 25/01/2013
Spain to discuss ECB bond-buying conditions next weekSpain says it will discuss the conditions attached to the European Central Bank’s new bond-buying scheme with eurozone finance ministers next week. There… 07/09/2012
ECB unlimited bond-buying plan to ‘save the euro’The European Central Bank is to buy the government bonds of struggling eurozone countries’ like Spain and Italy to lower their borrowing costs, but there will… 06/09/2012
The holidays are over and Moody’s looks negatively to EuropeCredit rating agency Moody’s has lowered the European Union’s long-term issuer rating outlook from stable to negative, reflecting the weakening outlooks of… 04/09/2012
Saving the euro: what’s the plan?“We will do whatever it takes to save the euro and believe me it will be enough.” The words of European Central Bank president Mario Draghi last Thursday… 02/08/2012
Draghi’s vow to save the eurozone criticisedEuropean Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi can certainly move the markets – more than six percent higher in the case of Spain on Thursday. But his vow to save… 27/07/2012
Eurozone interest rates at new low to aid flagging economyThe European Central Bank has cut borrowing costs to a new record low trying to breathe life into a weakening eurozone economy. The benchmark interest rate… 05/07/2012
Euro Crisis: Draghi calls for closer integrationEuropean Central Bank President Mario Draghi has renewed his call for greater economic integration within the eurozone. Months after EU leaders agreed a… 25/05/2012
ECB chief slams credit rating agenciesECB chief Mario Draghi has taken a swipe at credit rating agencies after Standard & Poor’s downgraded the eurozone’s EFSF bailout fund. The move was expected… 16/01/2012
Draghi condemns inaction by eurozone leadersEuropean Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has turned the heat up on eurozone policymakers, urging them to implement measures to resolve the single currency… 18/11/2011
