ECB’s Rehn says inflation, economy will decide pace of rate hikes
HELSINKI (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will continue to raise interest rates, and the pace of its hikes will be determined by the rate …
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ECB’s Holzmann backs 0.75 percentage point increase in December -FT
(Reuters) – European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann backed a third straight 0.75 percentage point rise in the deposit rate for the next rate-setting meeting …
ECB’s Centeno sees possibility of rate hike smaller than 75 bps
LISBON (Reuters) -The next increase in interest rates by the European Central Bank could be smaller than the record 75 basis-point-hikes decided at its last …
ECB’s Villeroy: inflation in France and Europe will peak in first half of 2023
PARIS (Reuters) – Inflation should reach its peak in France and in Europe by the first half of next year, French ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy …
ECB’s Lane makes case for smaller rate hikes ahead – MNI
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank will raise interest rates again in December and next year to fight inflation but those increases may well be …
Collapse of FTX should serve as reminder of risks of crypto assets, ECB’s De Cos says
MADRID (Reuters) – The collapse of crypto exchange platform FTX should serve as a reminder for clients of the risks crypto assets entail, European Central …
ECB’s Panetta says green transition may help cut inflation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Greater use of renewable energy doesn’t necessarily translate into higher prices and it may in fact help cut inflation compared to continued …
ECB’s de Guindos says market might be underestimating inflation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Financial investors might be underestimating the “persistence of inflation”, the European Central Bank’s vice-president Luis de Guindos said on Friday as he …
ECB’s Holzmann says he doesn’t know how he’ll vote at December meeting
VIENNA (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann said on Friday he does not yet know how he will vote at the ECB’s rate-setting …
ECB’s Panetta warns against bigger-than-expected rate hikes
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should avoid raising interest rates too fast because that could excessively hurt economic growth, home prices and the …
ECB’s next rate move likely between 50 and 75 bps, Knot says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The European Central Bank (ECB) could hike its interest rates by 75 basis points again at its next policy meeting in December, ECB …
ECB’s Villeroy: next ECB hikes will not necessarily be like this week’s ‘jumbo’ increase
PARIS (Reuters) – Future interest rate increases by the European Central Bank will not necessarily be ‘jumbo’ increases as the one done yesterday, ECB member …
Energy subsidies merely delay high inflation, ECB’s Villeroy warns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Europe’s energy subsidies may reduce the current rate of inflation but only at the expense of future higher readings, potentially complicating the …
ECB’s De Guindos: will do whatever it takes to bring inflation down
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is prepared for a possible technical recession paired with high inflation, which must be brought down to maintain …
ECB’s hawks call for more rate hikes soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two European Central Bank policy hawks called for more interest rate hikes on Thursday to fight runaway prices in the euro zone. The …
ECB’s Lagarde sticks to rate hikes as bond debate starts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday singled out interest rate increases as the best tool to fight runaway inflation in the …
ECB’s Villeroy lays out plan for shrinking balance sheet
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should start shrinking its balance sheet once its interest rate is close to 2%, first by getting …
ECB’s Centeno warns of possible policy overreactions
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) should avoid overreactions that could lead to a loss of credibility and must gradually …
Asked about Italy, ECB’s Lagarde says she won’t fix ‘policy errors’
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank won’t use its latest emergency scheme to buy the bonds of countries that make “policy errors”, its President Christine …
Euro zone inflation becoming increasingly broad, ECB’s de Guindos says
MADRID (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation is becoming increasingly broad while growth is weakening as the bloc struggles with the fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine, …
Euro zone inflation broadening and will continue to rise, ECB’s Schnabel says
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is set to go higher and price growth is likely to be more persistent than earlier thought, European Central …
ECB’s Lagarde raises prospect of rate hikes beyond neutral level
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates to a level that restricts economic growth in order to cool demand and …
ECB’s Panetta seen defying calls to be Italian finance minister – sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) – ECB board member Fabio Panetta is resisting calls from Giorgia Meloni, the front-runner to be Italy’s …
ECB’s Lagarde says price stability priority before growth
PARIS (Reuters) -The European Central Bank’s action may weigh on growth but price stability is the main priority, President Christine Lagarde said on Friday at …
Euro zone slowdown not enough to control inflation, ECB’s de Guindos says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone’s economic slowdown – or possibly recession – will not be enough to control inflation, and the European Central Bank …
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 …
ECB’s Kazimir: bank’s priority is monetary policy normalisation
(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 …
ECB’s Villeroy says: inflation will stay high next year
PARIS (Reuters) – French ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Friday that inflation in the euro zone should stay high next year and …
ECB’s next move on rates should be ‘orderly and predictable’ -Villeroy
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 …
ECB’s Lane sees euro area slowdown, does not rule out technical recession
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 …
ECB’s Knot says he favors large rate hikes -NOS interview
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 …
ECB’s Kazaks says big hikes may not be over after July move – Bloomberg
(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 …
Spain says ECB’s tool to control government bond spreads are ‘appropriate’
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 …
Euro zone at risk of “inflation psychology”, ECB’s Lane says
LONDON – Record high euro zone inflation risked fuelling “inflation psychology,” European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said on Monday, referring to a phenomenon …
ECB’s Knot says several 50 bps rate hikes possible if inflation worsens
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 …
Italy’s borrowing costs unjustifiably high: ECB’s Visco
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 …
No limits in ECB’s fight against fragmentation -Schnabel
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 …
ECB’s Kazimir: we need to raise rates by 50 bps in September
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs to speed up the pace of interest rate tightening to 50 basis points in September after an initial …
ECB’s Centeno says policy normalisation must happen in sustainable way
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 …
ECB’s Makhlouf says it is time for Governing Council to act
DUBLIN – Irish Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on Thursday joined a chorus of European Central Bank policymakers calling for the Governing Council to act …
ECB’s Lane say first rate hike is no big deal, cautious on further moves
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 …
ECB’s Lagarde sees strong chance of a rate hike this year
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 …
ECB’s de Guindos backs ending bond purchases in July
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 …
Treasury’s Yellen, ECB’s Lagarde express disapproval to Russian official at G20 meeting
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 …
Euro zone growth barely positive in first half: ECB’s de Guindos
FRANKFURT – Euro zone growth will remain positive this year but the first half will be especially weak with barely any positive growth, European Central …
Euro zone facing slower growth, higher inflation: ECB’s Lagarde
FRANKFURT – Europe is facing slower growth and higher inflation as the war in Ukraine is draining confidence and pushing up energy prices, European Central …
ECB’s Holzmann wants key rate at zero by year end – BZ
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 …
ECB’s Lagarde does not see risk of stagflation
BERLIN – The European Central Bank does not expect the war in Ukraine to push the euro zone into stagflation even if it does push …
ECB’s Centeno says recession not in ECB’s scenario despite Ukraine
LISBON – The European Central Bank does not contemplate a recession in the euro zone in its economic scenario despite the conflict in Ukraine that …
ECB’s Visco says no need for restrictive policy in Europe
By Valentina Za and Francesca Landini MILAN – The European Central Bank can keep its accommodative policy stance if euro zone governments act to offset …