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 …
Read More »ECB’s de Guindos: Optimism Sparked by Recent Data is Justified
European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis de Guindos provided insights on euro zone growth and coronavirus economic impact on the block. Recent data justifies optimism over the euro area’s growth amid the coronavirus crisis. The euro zone economy is facing a deep recession, but banks across the euro area …
Read More »Knot: COVID-19 Needs Fiscal Response
Monetary policy should not be the main line of defense for Europe against the economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, said Klaas Knot, the Governor of the Dutch Central Bank. Knot, who is a member of the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council, said that a strong fiscal …
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