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Report on Financial Structures details structural changes in the euro area financial sector
October 30th, 2015
New ECB report covers banks as well as other financial intermediaries Banks, insurance companies and pension funds in largest euro area economies exposed primarily domestically Consolidation and rationalisation in the banking sector continued in 2014, and the median Tier ...
US Stock Market Regained The Lead In Last Week’s Rally
October 26th, 2015
US stocks reclaimed the top spot in last week’s performance race for the major assets classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) gained 1.7% for the five trading days through Oct. ...
FTSE 100 to crack 6,400 on back of Draghi factor
October 23rd, 2015
Yesterday’s hints of further QE in the EU should drive the FTSE 100 higher this morning London is expected to continue to draw comfort from comments yesterday by European Central Bank (ECB) governor Mario Draghi. The decision by the ...
Asian shares get a fillip from ECB stimulus hopes
October 23rd, 2015
Asian share markets advanced on Friday, tracking offshore gains following hints of new stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB President Mario Draghi signaled on Thursday that the central bank is prepared to undertake another large stimulus package to tackle the lackluster ...
ECB: Monetary policy decisions
October 22nd, 2015
At today’s meeting, which was held in Malta, 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 ...
Lending expected to grow more than 3% in 2016, boosting Eurozone economy
October 19th, 2015
Business lending expected to grow by 3.8% in 2016 due to improving credit conditions and renewed business confidence Consumer credit to recover this year, growing 1.9%, and an expected 3.1% in 2016 Assets under management (AUM) in equities expected ...
ECB: Results of the Euro Money Market Survey 2015
September 30th, 2015
Overall money market turnover in the second quarter of 2015 fell to the level of the same quarter of 2012, with a year-on-year decline of 12% to €69 trillion (compared with a revised 7% year-on-year rise in the second ...
Greece to get 6 billion euros in bridge loans if no agreement at Eurogroup
August 14th, 2015
Greece could get 6.04 billion euros in bridge financing if euro zone finance ministers cannot agree on the planned third bailout for Athens when they meet on Friday, according to German newspaper Bild, citing a European Commission proposal for ...
IMF reports: Euro Area Recovering, But Lasting Growth Requires Collective Push
July 28th, 2015
Euro area recovering but stronger growth needed to boost jobs More balanced policy mix can generate large growth dividends Cleaning up bad bank loans can help support more lending and investment The euro area recovery is strengthening, but the ...
Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics May 2015
July 22nd, 2015
In May 2015, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds was €106 billion higher than in April 2015. This increase was due mainly to net issues of shares/units. The amount ...
