ECB stimulus to stay `as long as needed`: Draghi
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Thursday that the bank`s massive stimulus for the eurozone will remain in force "as long as needed" to stabilize prices.
May 14, 2015, 23:31 PM IST
ECB raises Greek bank emergency funding by 1.4 billion euros
The European Central Bank on Wednesday raised the maximum emergency funding that Greek banks can obtain by 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion), a banking source said.
Apr 29, 2015, 18:28 PM IST
'More work needed now' by Greece for debt deal: Draghi
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said Saturday that Greece needs to do much more, and urgently so, on an acceptable plan to gain further EU financing.
Apr 19, 2015, 00:19 AM IST
ECB committed to full QE programme, sees stronger recovery
The European Central Bank has no plans to curb or curtail its money-printing programme although it expects euro zone economic recovery to broaden and strengthen.
Apr 15, 2015, 21:18 PM IST
ECB news conference interrupted after woman charges at Draghi
A news conference by European Central Bank president Mario Draghi in the bank`s headquarters was briefly interrupted Wednesday when a young woman charged at Draghi calling for an "end to the ECB dictatorship".
Apr 15, 2015, 20:57 PM IST
ECB holds rates steady as recovery set to gain pace
The European Central Bank held its key interest rates steady as expected at its policy meeting on Wednesday, as signs multiply that its monetary medicine is slowly beginning to work.
Apr 15, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
ECB's Draghi says money printing already helping recovery
"Monetary policy is reinforcing the cyclical recovery. I insist in saying `cyclical` because this recovery is not structural," he told a parliamentary committee hearing, in a reference to long-term problems such as unemployment.
Mar 26, 2015, 22:27 PM IST
Draghi says criticism of ECB is 'unfair'
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said on Wednesday it was "not fair" to label the ECB as the main perpetrator of unpopular austerity in Europe as protestors clashed with police outside.
Mar 18, 2015, 16:51 PM IST
ECB's Draghi calls for "quantum leap" in European integration
Describing the euro zone economy as "steadily recovering", European Central Bank President Mario Draghi called on Monday for a "quantum leap" in European integration so countries share more sovereignty.
Mar 17, 2015, 08:30 AM IST
European stocks mixed at open
Europe`s stock markets diverged in opening deals on Friday, as investors cautiously awaited key US non-farm payrolls data.
Mar 06, 2015, 14:28 PM IST
ECB's Draghi wants to buy bonds, but who will sell?
At the height of the euro zone debt crisis in 2012, ECB President Mario Draghi`s problem was how to convince investors to hold on to European bonds. Now he faces a struggle to make them sell.
Feb 20, 2015, 17:34 PM IST
Greece confident ahead of EU meeting, but sticking to its no-austerity guns
Greece said on Sunday it was confident of reaching agreement in negotiations with its euro zone partners but reiterated it would not accept harsh austerity strings in any debt pact.
Feb 15, 2015, 22:29 PM IST
ECB cancels soft treatment of Greek debt in warning to Athens
The European Central Bank abruptly cancelled its acceptance of Greek bonds in return for funding on Wednesday, shifting the burden onto Athens` central bank to finance its lenders and isolating Greece unless it strikes a new reform deal.
Feb 05, 2015, 09:25 AM IST
ECB rings in new year with QE fireworks
The European Central Bank began 2015 with a bang, unveiling plans Thursday for a massive trillion-euro bond purchase programme to ward off deflation and end stagnation in the eurozone economy.
Jan 22, 2015, 19:38 PM IST
ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme: Report
The European Central Bank will introduce quantitative easing next week but in a manner that shares risks among all eurozone nations, following concerns from Germany, the Financial Times reported Saturday.
Jan 17, 2015, 10:20 AM IST
'ECB Jan 22 meeting to examine launching sovereign debt purchase'
"We should also decide if the purchase would concern the debt of certain countries or if it should be balanced across the entire eurozone," said Coeure.
Jan 16, 2015, 13:42 PM IST
Top EU lawyer clears ECB bond-buying
A senior advisor to the EU`s top court found Wednesday that a hugely controversial bond-buying programme by the European Central Bank is legal, clearing the way for the ECB to begin buying government debt.
Jan 14, 2015, 18:26 PM IST
ECB has few options left aside from QE: Draghi
The European Central Bank (ECB) does not have many options left apart from sovereign bond purchases to ward off deflation in the euro area, its president Mario Draghi said on Wednesday.
Jan 14, 2015, 14:58 PM IST
ECB ready to decide on QE by January meeting: Official
The European Central Bank is not divided over the issue of sovereign bond purchases and will be in a position to reach a decision this month, two top officials said Tuesday.
Jan 13, 2015, 15:50 PM IST
Euro falls to $1.20 as Draghi points to more stimulus
The euro sank to $1.20 Friday, its lowest level against the greenback since May 2010, as European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi reiterated the possibility of more stimulus coming.
Jan 03, 2015, 06:09 AM IST
