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ECB council member Fabio Panetta said the bank should prepare for a digital euro issue that complements securities “if and when” necessary. Major central banks around the world are studying digital versions of their currencies in response to demand for electronic payments and to counter competition from private currencies such …

Inflation in the Eurozone fell to its lowest level in more than four years, falling further in the negative zone than expected in September and raising fears of a price deflation spiral due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The European statistics office Eurostat said in preliminary estimates that consumer prices in …

The industrial producer price index (PPI) increased in August by 0.1% in the Eurozone, and by 0.2% in the European Union (EU), according to estimates by Eurostat. Last month saw some easing of preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. On an annual basis, industrial producer prices decreased by …

The economic recovery in the euro area remains incomplete, uncertain and uneven, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), reiterated while delivering her prepared remarks at the EU Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. “In the current environment of elevated uncertainty, the Governing Council will carefully assess all …

Recent remarks by the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, suggested that the appreciation of the Euro (EUR) is putting downward pressure on prices, or in other words not helping achieving the central bank’s inflation targets. Speaking to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly on Monday, Lagarde said that …

European Central Bank data showed that Eurozone companies continued to obtain bank credit in August, two months after most economies eased restrictions on economic activities aimed at controlling the Coronavirus pandemic. Corporate bank loans rose 7.1% year-on-year, extending a borrowing boom that began in March when large parts of the …

The European Central Bank said in a publication on Thursday that the unemployment rate will continue to rise in the Eurozone and that there is a limited increase in consumer demand even as the economy recovers from an unprecedented recession. In the bulletin, which largely reflects the economic expectations and …

The euro fell to its lowest level in two months, Wednesday, September 23, after positive economic data from the United States and concerns about the second wave of Coronavirus infections combined with weak European indicators to support the rise of the dollar. The US currency rose to $ 1.1671 against …

The Euro (EUR) is declining against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, with increasing concerns about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic leaving their toll on the European currency. The EUR/USD is trading lower for the day by 0.84% at 1.1741. The pair has been moving in a range between 1.1732 and …

The euro rose slightly as traders indicated the calm approach of policymakers in the European Central Bank regarding the recent rise of the euro, while the Norwegian krone rose on official expectations that the current economic contraction will be less than expected. After a press conference on Thursday in which …