ECB delivers another adrenaline shot to eurozone economy
The European Central Bank brought out the heavy artillery Thursday to jumpstart the stalled eurozone economy, slashing already record-low interest rates, pumping massive new sums into the banking system and, for the first time, buying corporate bonds.
Mar 10, 2016, 22:56 PM IST
ECB cuts key rates, beefs up asset purchase programme
The European Central Bank on Thursday cut key interest rates and said it would spend tens of billions more to kickstart the chronically weak eurozone economy, sparking a sharp rally in stock markets.
Mar 10, 2016, 18:48 PM IST
The ECB`s QE and negative interest rates: how they work
The European Central Bank on Thursday fired off a new volley of monetary policy shots aimed at pushing up chronically low inflation in the euro area.
Dec 03, 2015, 22:51 PM IST
ECB rolls out more anti-deflation artillery
The European Central Bank stepped up efforts Thursday to kickstart chronically low inflation in the euro area, cutting a key interest rate and extending its controversial asset purchase programme, but financial markets reacted with disappointment.
Dec 03, 2015, 22:31 PM IST
ECB cuts deposit rate to (-)0.3%, primes anti-deflation guns
The European Central Bank cut one of its interest rates and promised to unveil more policy measures on Thursday to fight stubbornly low inflation, testing the limits of monetary policy and hoping to bolster its credibility.
Dec 03, 2015, 19:00 PM IST
ECB holds rate steady as focus on inflation, China
The European Central Bank held its key interest rates steady on Thursday, a spokesman said, amid investor concern over the economic fallout from the slowdown in China.
Sep 03, 2015, 17:35 PM IST
ECB cuts rates to ward off eurozone deflation threat
The European Central Bank cut interest rates to new record lows on Thursday, unexpectedly lowering borrowing costs to try to lift inflation from rock-bottom levels and support the stagnating eurozone economy.
Sep 04, 2014, 17:56 PM IST
S&P hits record, focus shifts to payrolls
Investors are now focused on Friday`s US payrolls report for May.
Jun 06, 2014, 08:34 AM IST
