Top of ECB rates cycle an open question, ECB’s Herodotou says
NICOSIA (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has expedited its exit from ultra easy monetary policy to bring inflation back to target but it remains open how high interest rates…
NICOSIA (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has expedited its exit from ultra easy monetary policy to bring inflation back to target but it remains open how high interest rates…
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s priority is to focus on monetary policy normalisation as inflation in the euro zone has been unacceptably high, ECB policymaker Peter Kazimir said on…
PARIS (Reuters) – French ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Friday that inflation in the euro zone should stay high next year and should be brought back around…
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s move on interest rates next week must be “orderly and predictable”, French ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday. With euro…
MADRID (Reuters) – The euro zone’s economy is likely to experience an economic slowdown, European Central Bank’s chief economist Philip Lane said on Tuesday, adding however that he did not…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Klaas Knot, a member of the European Central Bank’s governing council, said in an interview with Dutch national broadcaster NOS on Friday that he favours large interest rate…
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) may not be done with big interest rate hikes after its initial half-point hike last week, Latvian central bank governor Martins Kazaks said…
MADRID – Spain’s Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said that the European Central Bank’s tools to try to keep government bond spreads down are adequate. “The tools the ECB is using…
LONDON – Record high euro zone inflation risked fuelling “inflation psychology,” European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said on Monday, referring to a phenomenon when consumers and businesses adjust…
BRUSSELS -European Central Bank policymaker Klaas Knot told Dutch radio broadcaster BNR on Friday the ECB may need to make several 50 basis point rate hikes if inflation continues to…
MILAN – Italy’s borrowing costs are unreasonably high so European Central Bank support to temper yields on the bloc’s periphery is fully justified, Italian central bank chief Ignazio Visco said…
FRANKFURT -The European Central Bank will fight any “disorderly” blowout in the borrowing costs of more indebted euro zone nations, but its response should be tailored and there is no…
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs to speed up the pace of interest rate tightening to 50 basis points in September after an initial hike of 25 basis points…
LISBON -The normalisation of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy after a long period of ultra-low interest rates is needed and must happen in a sustainable way, increasing the ECB’s…
DUBLIN – Irish Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on Thursday joined a chorus of European Central Bank policymakers calling for the Governing Council to act to tackle inflation, though not…
FRANKFURT -The European Central Bank’s first rate hike in over a decade is no big issue for the ECB and the question is rather how fast it should raise borrowing…
WASHINGTON -The European Central Bank is likely to end its bond purchase scheme in early third quarter and raise rates before the end of the year, European Central Bank President…
FRANKFURT -The European Central Bank should end its stimulus programme in July and could raise interest rates that same month, in September or later, ECB vice-president Luis de Guindos said…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expressed their displeasure at the in-person participation of a top Russian official in Wednesday’s meeting of…
FRANKFURT – Euro zone growth will remain positive this year but the first half will be especially weak with barely any positive growth, European Central Bank Vice President Luis de…
FRANKFURT – Europe is facing slower growth and higher inflation as the war in Ukraine is draining confidence and pushing up energy prices, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said…
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank should raise its key interest rate to zero by year-end or it will risk having to raise it even more abruptly next year to…
BERLIN – The European Central Bank does not expect the war in Ukraine to push the euro zone into stagflation even if it does push up inflation due to higher…
LISBON – The European Central Bank does not contemplate a recession in the euro zone in its economic scenario despite the conflict in Ukraine that has exacerbated inflationary pressures, ECB…
By Valentina Za and Francesca Landini MILAN – The European Central Bank can keep its accommodative policy stance if euro zone governments act to offset higher prices, including by supporting…