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Talks will determine ECB’s stance
April 16th, 2015
Frankfurt extends the limit on emergency liquidity assistance for local lenders by another 800 mln euros A few hours after the European Central Bank extended the limit on the cash available to local lenders by another 800 million euros, ...
ECB: Monetary policy decisions – rate unchanged
April 15th, 2015
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 0.05%, 0.30% and ...
ECB says QE programme already boosting recovery
April 3rd, 2015
The European Central Bank said Thursday it is increasingly confident that its controversial bond purchase programme is helping boost the eurozone’s economic recovery, even as a top official expressed doubts about its effectiveness. In the minutes of the governing ...
ECB: Euro area bank interest rate statistics – February 2015
April 2nd, 2015
The composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for new loans to corporations1 decreased by 8 basis points from the previous month to 2.34% in February 2015. The composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for new loans to households1 for house purchase remained broadly unchanged at ...
Greece: ECB raises ELA limit by 700 mln euros
April 2nd, 2015
Greek banks received a cash lifeline of just 700 million euros from the European Central Bank on Wednesday as this is the estimated amount of liquidity needed by the local credit system for one week given the outflow of ...
Quantitative easing: what is it and what does the ECB want to achieve with it?
March 24th, 2015
The European Central Bank (ECB) started at the beginning of the month with its controversial quantative easing programme, buying government bonds with the goal of lowering interest rates, increasing inflation and kick-starting economic growth. ECB president Mario Draghi meets ...
ECB to Continue Buying Debt Until Inflation Stabilizes
March 24th, 2015
Central Bank will purchase large amounts of public and private debt for at least 18 months The European Central Bank will purchase large amounts of public and private debt for at least 18 months and until it is convinced ...
ECB’s Coeure says expects changes to Greek aid programme
March 23rd, 2015
Greece‘s financial aid programme is set to be changed to accommodate its new government, a senior European Central Bank official said on Monday, noting that the bank stood ready to support the country. “There is a clear willingness and ...
Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB at SZ Finance Day 2015
March 17th, 2015
Summary Europe needs to accelerate on its way to economic and institutional convergence. Due to falling oil prices, accommodative monetary policy and successful structural reforms, we can be optimistic about the economic outlook. The nascent recovery should be used ...
ECB Warns Cyprus as Government Pushes for Georghadji’s Dismissal
March 16th, 2015
The European Central Bank warned Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades to respect central-bank independence after the country’s government started proceedings to dismiss Governor Chrystalla Georghadji. A year after previous Cypriot central-bank chief Panicos Demetriades resigned his post following months of ...