european central bank

Global stocks dip as ECB chief calls for quick action from Brussels

10:22 | 17/07/2020

Global stocks fell Thursday following mixed US economic data and earnings, and as the European Central Bank chief called on EU leaders to quickly agree ...

ECB's Lagarde in spotlight as policy on hold

12:14 | 13/12/2019

The European Central Bank left key monetary policy settings unchanged Thursday (Dec 12), placing the spotlight on new president Christine Lagarde to offer clues about ...

European stocks higher as German gloom fuels ECB hopes

10:47 | 08/10/2019

Europe's stock markets pushed higher on Monday (Oct 7) as investors bet that gloomy German economic data would help persuade the European Central Bank to ...

ECB unveils hotly-awaited stimulus package

09:03 | 13/09/2019

European Central Bank governors overcame divisions on Thursday (Sep 12) to agree a "big bang" package of monetary easing measures, aiming to support the eurozone ...

IMF's Lagarde nominated to lead European Central Bank

10:06 | 03/07/2019

Christine Lagarde has made a career out of breaking glass ceilings in the halls of international finance and is now poised to break one more, ...

ECB's Draghi vows support for eurozone in 'world far from normal'

10:21 | 07/06/2019

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Thursday (Jun 6) detailed prolonged support to the eurozone economy, saying the Frankfurt institution must keep shoring up ...

ECB plans end to bond-buying if no new shocks for eurozone

09:05 | 15/06/2018

The European Central Bank said on Thursday (Jun 14) it would end in December the mass bond-buying used to buttress the eurozone economy, in a ...

BoE, ECB team up to guard against post-Brexit risks

09:21 | 28/04/2018

The Bank of England and the European Central Bank will team up in a working group on managing financial risks around the time Britain plans ...

IMF warns of risks as central banks tighten

08:52 | 19/04/2018

The International Monetary Fund urged central banks on Wednesday (Apr 18) to take a gradual and transparent approach to tightening monetary policy, warning that unexpected ...