The inflation rate in the euro area turned negatively last month for the first time since May 2016, increasing the chances of the European Central Bank pumping more stimulus for higher prices that had not reached the target set for more than seven years. The annual inflation rate in 19 …
Read More »ECB’s Kazimir: There’s a Room to Wait for More Reliable Data
Peter Kazimir, a member of the European Central Bank’s governing council, said the eurozone economy is growing according to the path the European Central Bank expected in June, so policy makers still have room to wait for hard, more detailed data. Initially, it seemed that the Eurozone economy was recovering …
Read More »ECB’s Lane: Committed to Providing Stimulus Needed
The European Central Bank (ECB) is committed to providing the support needed to boost the economic recovery, said Chief Economist Philip Lane on Tuesday. “There is some rebound in economic activity.” “But level of economic slack remains extraordinarily high.” “The outlook remains highly uncertain.” “Inflation outlook plays a central role …
Read More »ECB Warns Banks Against Dividends
The European Central Bank asked the eurozone’s banks not to pay dividends to the rest of the year and asked them to accumulate their funds to strengthen defenses against the expected wave of closures. Meanwhile, at the same time, the European Central Bank has given more time to banks to …
Read More »ECB Lagard: EU’s Fiscal Package Could’ve Been Better, But Reasonable
On Tuesday, the EU member states approved a 750 billion euro recovery fund which included 360 billion euros in loans and 390 billion euros in grants. The money will be raised collectively by selling bonds. European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde talks on Wednesday, she said that the fact …
Read More »ECB: COVID-19 Wave in US to Impact Eurozone
A second wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in countries such as the United States could negatively impact European economic growth, Vice President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Luis de Guindos, has warned. The Eurozone economy contraction was better than previously expected during the second quarter (Q2) of 2020. …
Read More »Eurozone Inflation Rises 0.3% in June
The consumer price index (CPI) in the Eurozone increased during June by 0.3%, as shown by data from Eurostat. The rise in inflation rate to 0.3%, comes after it neared a four-year low of 0.1% in May. The European Central Bank (ECB) continues to target an inflation rate in the …
Read More »ECB Survey Reflects Optimism About The European Economy
The bank’s Survey of Professional Forecasters showed on Friday showed on Friday that the Eurozone economy may contract this year less than what the European Central Bank (ECB) expected and may recover faster. The quarterly survey sees the economy shrinking by 8.3% this year, a downgrade from its May projection …
Read More »Lagarde: EU Recovery Fund to Favor Loans
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expecting the European Union (EU) to prefer grants over loans as a funding mechanism for its anticipated economic stimulus fund against the impacts of COVID-19, said ECB President Christine Lagarde, Reuters reported. “Our assumption is that the recovery fund will come about and will …
Read More »ECB Leaves Key Rates Unchanged
At its monetary policy meeting held on July 16th, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave the interest rates on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively, as …
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