Europe’s STOXX 600 hits record high on earnings boost; ECB in focus
Pan-European index is at 626.36 by 0945 GMT, with all major regional benchmarks in the black STOXX 600 rose 0.8 per cent to hit a record high on Wednesday (Feb 18) as defence…
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ECB President Christine Lagarde expected to leave bank before term expires next year: report
The FT report comes only a week after Bank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that he would step down in June this year European Central Bank (ECB) President…
ECB keeps rates unchanged even as choppy markets threaten its 'good place'
— The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday (Feb 5) and offered no clues about its next move, reinforcing…
ECB on a steady rate path for now but Fed tussle a risk, chief economist warns
The European Central Bank will not debate any rate change in the near term if the economy stays on course, but new shocks, like a potential deviation by the Federal Reserve from its…
European shares gain after US inflation data, ECB rate decision aids investor optimism
EUROPEAN shares made broad-based gains on Thursday, with lower-than-expected US inflation strengthening hopes for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2026 and the European Central Bank…
ECB holds rates with growth firmer and inflation near target
Policymakers give no guidance on next steps, saying decisions will be made meeting by meeting on data The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight…
Europe: Stocks recover, banks lead; ECB decision, US data in focus
EUROPEAN shares ended higher on Monday in broad-based gains led by banks, kicking off a week packed with central bank decisions and delayed US economic data on a positive note, as…
ECB reviews claims Deutsche Bank downplayed financial risks
It underplayed risks in its balance sheet and gave misleading picture of its financial health The European Central Bank is examining claims that Deutsche Bank underplayed risks in its…
ECB questions proposal of a purely offline digital euro
THE European Central Bank is pushing back against a European Parliament proposal that would launch the planned digital euro solely offline. In Frankfurt on Tuesday, Alessandro Giovannini,…
Eurozone to get hard data on tariff damage as ECB sets rates
Analysts expect the bloc to maintain the minimal 0.1% expansion it managed in the three months to June Europe will get a rigorous economic health-check this week, helping gauge the impact…
More ECB rate cuts increasingly unlikely, Wunsch says
The chances of further interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank (ECB) are declining, given the economy’s resilience and inflation holding around the 2 per cent target, Belgian…
Digital euro could drain up to 700 billion euros of deposits in bank run, ECB says
The ECB has presented the digital currency as an alternative to US-dominated means of payment A digital euro could drain up to 700 billion euros (S$1.1 billion) in deposits during a run on…
Eurozone inflation at five-month high will keep ECB on hold
Eurozone inflation probably jumped to a five-month high in September, a reading that may reinforce policymakers’ resolve to avoid cutting interest rates again for now. Consumer prices rose…
ECB policymakers keep rate options open amid uncertain outlook
Another cut is entirely possible, says French central bank governor Francois Villeroy European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers were keeping their options open on Friday (Sep 12) about…
JPMorgan postpones ECB rate cut forecast to December after policy meeting
JPMORGAN now expects the European Central Bank to lower interest rates in December this year compared to its prior forecast of a quarter-point cut in October after the central bank left…
ECB holds rates unchanged, offers no clues about next move
The ECB halved its key rate to 2% in the year to June but has been on hold ever since The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday (Sep 11) as expected but offered…
China's PBOC extends currency swap pacts with ECB, Swiss, Hungarian central banks
China’s central bank has extended currency swap agreements with the European Central Bank and the central banks of Switzerland and Hungary, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on…
ECB set to hold rates steady with eye on France crisis
The European Central bank (ECB) is expected to hold interest rates steady again this week with inflation under control and US tariff tensions easing, even as France’s political crisis…
ECB officials sticking to steady-rates plan after trade deal
European Central Bank (ECB) officials are increasingly convinced they can keep interest rates unchanged in September, according to sources familiar with the matter who do not see the trade…
Euro zone economy holds up even as ECB speakers look to temper market view of no more cuts
The euro zone economy has remained resilient to the pervasive uncertainty caused by a global trade war, a slew of data showed on Friday (Jul 25), even as European Central Bank (ECB)…
Europe: Shares close higher after ECB leaves rates unchanged
EUROPEAN stocks closed higher on Thursday after the European Central Bank held interest rates steady as expected, while investors cheered strong earnings from major banks and easing trade…
ECB leaves interest rates unchanged amid tariff uncertainty
The European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged at 2 per cent as expected on Thursday (Jul 24), taking a break after a year of policy easing to wait for clarity over…
ECB keeps rates steady as it awaits clarity over trade
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday (Jul 24) after cutting eight times in a year, biding its time while Brussels and Washington try to negotiate a trade…
ECB expected to hold rates as more Trump tariffs loom
The European Central Bank looks set to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday while the introduction of higher US tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump hangs in the balance. A…