European Central Bank is not in any hurry to change policy, accounts showEuropean Central Bank policymakers are patient on interest rates. Inflation remains near the two percent target. Projections show inflation...
22 Jan, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
ECB cuts rates, keeps next move under wrapsThe European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time in five years, lowering the deposit rate to 3.75%. The move came in respons...
06 Jun, 2024, 06.00 PM IST
ECB rate cut likely in 'spring': French central bank chiefFrancois Villeroy de Galhau and other ECB governing council members plan to cut interest rates in spring to meet the inflation target and s...
08 Mar, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
European Central Bank raises rates to all-time high of 4%, signals end of tighteningThe central bank for the 20 countries that use the euro lifted its deposit rate to 4% from 3.75%, taking it to an all-time-high. Markets an...
14 Sep, 2023, 07.46 PM IST
ECB's Centeno sees monetary policy pausing soonECB President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday cemented expectations for a ninth consecutive rise in euro zone rates in July.The ECB has rais...
29 Jun, 2023, 06.03 PM IST
Euro zone bond yields little changed after hawkish ECB commentsECB policymaker Robert Holzmann also said on Friday he expects at least two interest-rate increases of 50 bps each in the first half of thi...
23 Jan, 2023, 02.40 PM IST
ECB's Centeno says interest rate close to peaking if no new shocksHe told a conference that interest rates will rise until the ECB considers that the inflation can be brought down to its medium-term target...
06 Jan, 2023, 06.25 PM IST
ECB to slow rate hikes and lay out plans to drain cashThe ECB was also due to lay out plans to stop replacing maturing bonds in its 5 trillion-euro portfolio, reversing years of debt purchases ...
15 Dec, 2022, 08.28 AM IST
Euro zone yields ease after ECB officials hint at peak in ratesSome of the world's most influential central banks hold their final policy meetings of the year next week and much of the market action ove...
06 Dec, 2022, 06.24 PM IST
German central bank boss says rate hikes 'needed' in eurozoneUncertainty about Russian energy imports is pushing the eurozone closer towards a contraction in 2023 due to high inflation, weaker global ...
15 Oct, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
ECB leaves key interest rates unchangedThe attention will now shift to efforts by European governments to jumpstart the region's pandemic-hit economy.
16 Jul, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
No phones, no leaks: How Lagarde is making her mark on ECBMeetings now start several hours earlier, leaving more time for deliberation and giving policymakers time to speak. Lagarde mostly presides...
10 Feb, 2020, 12.54 PM IST
First ECB rate hike possible in Q4 2019: Council member RehnRehn’s comments come as the ECB prepares to cap its bond-buying program by the end of the year
19 Oct, 2018, 09.05 AM IST
OECD urges ECB to buy euro zone assets to revive economyOne of the bank' hawks, Joerg Asmussen, said separately that more action was possible, but only if deemed necessary.
19 Nov, 2013, 06.26 PM IST
- ECB starts talks on promoting securitisation market
Mario Draghi said that the ECB had been working with the European Commission and European Investment Bank on initiatives to promote the mar...
02 May, 2013, 08.27 PM IST
- ECB drains 63.5 bn euros from markets, as planned
The central bank said 61 banks bid to deposit a total of 90.9 billion euros, well above its 63.5 billion target.
02 Nov, 2010, 05.56 PM IST
- ECB can cut rates further: Report
The European Central Bank has "a certain leeway" when it comes to cutting interest rates, a key member of the ECB's governing council said ...
20 Mar, 2009, 08.07 PM IST