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European Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged
September 8th, 2016
At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and ...
The European Central Bank keeps key interest rates at historic lows
June 2nd, 2016
The European Central Bank held key interest rates at historic lows Thursday, but made no announcement regarding Greece despite speculation it may offer a helping hand to its cash-strapped banks. Meeting in the Austrian capital instead of its usual ...
Tradeweb Awarded European Central Bank Electronic Trading Platform Contracts
July 23rd, 2015
Tradeweb Markets, the leading global marketplace for electronic fixed income, derivatives and ETF trading, announced it has been awarded two contracts to supply its electronic trading platform (ETP) to the European Central Bank (ECB). The contracts cover the provision ...
European Central Bank Press Release on Greek ELA
July 7th, 2015
European Central Bank Press Release : 6 July 2015 – ELA to Greek banks maintained Emergency liquidity assistance maintained at 26 June 2015 level Haircuts on collateral for ELA adjusted Governing Council closely monitoring situation in financial markets The ...
European Central Bank and Bank of England announce measures to enhance financial stability
March 30th, 2015
European Central Bank and Bank of England announce measures to enhance financial stability in relation to centrally cleared markets in the EU The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE) are today announcing a series of ...
European Central Bank resists latest Greek bailout plan
February 4th, 2015
The European Central Bank is resisting a key element of the Greek government’s new rescue plan, potentially leaving Athens with no source of outside funding when its international bailout expires at the end of the month. Yanis Varoufakis, Greek ...
Asia Stocks Little Changed Before European Central Bank Decision
January 22nd, 2015
Asia’s benchmark stock gauge was little changed as investors awaited a European Central Bank decision today on quantitative-easing strategy. Chinese shares rallied as the People’s Bank of China pumped funds into the financial system. Bridgestone Corp. sank 1.7 percent as tiremakers ...
European Central Bank and Reserve Bank of India sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation
January 13th, 2015
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), and Raghuram Rajan, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of central banking. The Memorandum of Understanding provides ...
Laiki and the European Central Bank in the New York Times
October 27th, 2014
The bankruptcy and accumulated debts of the Laiki Bank were a key element of the Cyprus financial crisis. A recent article (“To Restore Confidence in Economy, A Test of Europe’s Bank’s”, October 17) in The New York Times discusses ...
Promise From European Central Bank Is Also a Gamble
September 5th, 2014
By promising to rev up the printing presses, the European Central Bank has created hope in the markets that Europe may finally start to overcome its economic challenges. Yet the central bank is taking a big gamble in directing ...
