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Euro edges higher, holds near 3-week high as focus shifts to ECB
December 8th, 2016
The euro edged up and traded near a three-week high against the dollar on Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank policy decision, as the greenback lost momentum from the recent pull-back in U.S. bond yields. The euro has ...
Euro steadies after short-covering rally, eyes on ECB and Italy
December 6th, 2016
The euro steadied on Tuesday, having bounced from a near 21-month low set the previous day after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s loss in a referendum over constitutional reform, an outcome that traders had widely expected. Renzi announced on ...
Euro zone house prices keep rising but no bubble yet – ECB
November 3rd, 2016
The euro zone housing market is on its best run since the global financial crisis but prices on average are still only in line with fundamentals with no sign of a bubble last seen in 2007, the European Central ...
ECB leaves interest rates unchanged at record lows
October 21st, 2016
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 -0.40% respectively. The ...
ECB reports income increased for Euro area household
October 12th, 2016
Loans to households increased in the second quarter of 2016 at a higher rate of 1.7% (after 1.5% in the first quarter). Household financial investment accelerated as well (2.3% after 2.0%). Household net worth increased at a higher rate ...
What to Watch at the ECB’s Meeting
September 8th, 2016
As Mario Draghi prepares to face the cameras on Thursday, analysts have rarely been so divided over what to expect from the European Central Bank president. In July, ECB officials signaled that they were ready to unleash fresh stimulus to support the eurozone’s ...
ECB might deliver more QE but Fitch’s top economist says ‘don’t bother’
September 7th, 2016
Expectations for further quantitative easing at upcoming European Central Bank and Bank of Japan meetings may be running high, but chances are central bankers will be wasting their time with fresh measures, analysts warned. Brian Coulton, chief economist at ...
ECB keeps interest rates unchanged
July 22nd, 2016
On its meeting dated July 21, 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 ...
ECB published its Convergence Report 2016 for Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and another four Countries
June 8th, 2016
The period covering the latest rounds of EU enlargement has seen many countries making considerable progress towards participating in Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) The seven countries under review comply with most of the quantitative economic criteria, but none ...
Bank of Greece: ECB did not object to an ELA-ceiling for Greek banks of €68.1 billion
June 8th, 2016
On 2 June 2016 the Governing Council of the ECB did not object to an ELA-ceiling for Greek banks of €68.1 billion, up to and including Wednesday, 22 June 2016, following a request by the Bank of Greece. The ...
