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ECB Worried About the Euro? Economists Say ‘Not So Much’

EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said last week that the euro’s recent rise shouldn't be “over-dramatized,” a notion that economists seem to agree with.
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Publish Date:05/September/2017 | 06:52

Time may be nearing for ECB stimulus exit: Weidmann - paper

EghtesadOnline: The time may be nearing for the European Central Bank to start discussing the end of unprecedented stimulus as growth and inflation are both moving in the right direction, Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
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Publish Date:25/June/2017 | 07:54

ECB's Lautenschlaeger welcomes inflation rise but says too soon for rate move

EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger has said the ECB needs to wait to see if inflation stabilizes in its target zone of just under 2 percent before interest rates can be raised, but that she hopes its bond-buying program can be scaled down before year-end.
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Publish Date:19/February/2017 | 05:03

ECB tells Monte dei Paschi it needs to raise $9.2 billion

EghtesadOnline: The European Central Bank has told Monte dei Paschi it needs to plug a capital shortfall of 8.8 billion euros ($9.2 billion), higher than a previous 5 billion euro gap estimated by the bank, the lender said on Monday.
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Publish Date:27/December/2016 | 04:58

ECB's Lautenschlaeger 'skeptical' of further policy easing

EghtesadOnline: The most prominent hawk on the European Central Bank 's board defended the bank's ultra-loose monetary policy on Monday, but added that she was skeptical of further interest rate cuts or other forms of easing.
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Publish Date:08/November/2016 | 08:23

ECB's Holzmann Eyes Return to Positive Rates

EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann hopes to see the end of negative interest rates by the time his six-year term ends, he told an Austrian tabloid, praising new ECB Chief Christine Lagarde for fostering collegiality among his peers.
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Publish Date:09/December/2019 | 10:50

Departing Draghi Leaves Divided ECB to Lagarde

EghtesadOnline: Departing European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will leave a conflicting legacy after chairing his final governing council meeting on Thursday, credited with saving the euro but dividing the institution with his easy-money policy.
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Publish Date:22/October/2019 | 13:06

Draghi Backs Further Euro Integration

EghtesadOnline: The outgoing president of the European Central Bank has called on euro countries to commit to further integration in what is a controversial and divisive topic among the 19 nations.
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Publish Date:01/October/2019 | 11:45

Brent, WTI Prices Fall by Over 1%

EghtesadOnline: Oil prices dropped by more than one % on Friday as clouds gathered over the global economy after the European Central Bank (ECB) warned of continued weakness and fresh data showed Chinese exports and imports slumped last month.
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Publish Date:09/March/2019 | 15:05

ECB Is Said to See Scope to Wait for July to Signal End of QE

EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank policy makers see scope to wait until their July meeting to announce how they’ll end their bond-buying program, according to euro-area officials familiar with the matter.
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Publish Date:21/April/2018 | 13:53

Euro-Area Economy Keeps Cruising Speed as Outlook Improves

EghtesadOnline: The euro-area economy maintained its robust growth pace at the end of last year, setting the stage for another solid performance in 2018 that may sway European Central Bank policy makers into winding down unprecedented stimulus.
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Publish Date:14/February/2018 | 14:05

ECB Indecision Fuels Euro Slide, Dollar Rebound After Jobs Miss

EghtesadOnline: The euro fell and the dollar pared losses on reports European Central Bank officials may still be a ways away from detailing plans to scale back asset purchases, reversing earlier moves triggered by below-consensus gains in U.S. jobs and wages.
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Publish Date:02/September/2017 | 05:34

So, is it actually the euro zone that's strong and stable?

EghtesadOnline: The deluge of cash poured into the euro zone economy in recent years by the European Central Bank appears to have finally resulted in solid - and more importantly, steady - economic growth, along with rising inflationary pressures.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 05:10

Weidmann Says ECB Is Starting to Debate Changing Guidance

EghtesadOnline: The European Central Bank is starting to debate whether to reflect the euro area’s improving economic prospects in its policy guidance, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said.
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Publish Date:01/June/2017 | 11:09

Euro up near 1-month high after ECB rate hike talk, dollar drifts

EghtesadOnline: The euro edged up near a one-month high against the dollar in Asian trading on Monday, after some European Central Bank policymakers raised the possibility of hiking interest rates before bond purchases end.
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Publish Date:13/March/2017 | 05:33

Euro zone inflation jumps past ECB target

EghtesadOnline: Euro zone inflation surged to a four-year high last month, zooming past the European Central Bank 's target and piling pressure on rate setters to open talks about when and how extraordinary stimulus measures will be scaled back.
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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 13:14

Merkel suggests euro is too low for Germany

EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested on Saturday that the euro was too low for Germany but made clear that Berlin had no power to address this "problem" because monetary policy was set by the independent European Central Bank .
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Publish Date:19/February/2017 | 05:12

Euro exchange rate is too weak for Germany: Schaeuble

EghtesadOnline: The euro's exchange rate is too low for Germany and the European Central Bank 's expansive monetary policy has boosted the German economy's export surplus, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in a newspaper interview.
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Publish Date:05/February/2017 | 05:27