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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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Dollar Under Pressure; Euro Steadies Before ECB
EghtesadOnline: The dollar’s miserable week continued, with the greenback slipping against most major peers as traders digest the latest comments from White House officials. The euro was steady…
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Faster economic expansion will likely help offset euro rally's effect on price growth
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…
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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…
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Here's How the Euro Is Likely to Fare Against World Currencies
EghtesadOnline: Don’t get distracted by Thursday’s ECB-driven slump: the euro has been redrawing the global currency map on its journey to multi-year highs.
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ECB should think about when it wants to wind down bond buys: Lautenschlaeger
EghtesadOnline: The European Central Bank should start thinking about how it wants to return to normal monetary policy and when it wants to wind down it bond purchases, governing council member…
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Dollar stuck near six-week low vs. yen as "Super Thursday" events loom
EghtesadOnline: The dollar wallowed near a six-week low against the safe-haven yen on Wednesday, with traders cautious ahead of Britain's general election, a European Central Bank policy decision…
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Investors Remain Cautious Ahead of ECB, U.K. Vote
EghtesadOnline: Investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of a barrage of events due in the next 48 hours.
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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Draghi Reticence on ECB Tapering Can’t Stop Inflation Chatter
EghtesadOnline: If Mario Draghi intends to avoid a year of cross-talk about rising inflation among his European Central Bank colleagues, he might want to do some jawboning of his own.
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Draghi Sticks to Ultra-Easy Policy
EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi Thursday announced the institution’s monetary policy would remain unchanged and asked for more patience as the economic recovery continues.…
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ECB to hold steady, Trump takes office
EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank officials are unlikely to make any change in policy on Thursday, while data from the United States will help the Federal Reserve decide whether to immediately…
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S&P sees ECB staying in support mode until 2018
EghtesadOnline: Rating agency Standard and Poor's said it did not expect the European Central Bank to switch away from its supportive monetary policy before 2018, despite signs that inflation…
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Prices rise and businesses grow, but ECB probably not for turning
EghtesadOnline: A sharp rebound in euro zone inflation and a better-than-expected business outlook are certain to fire up demands from some hardliners for the European Central Bank to choke off…
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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…
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ECB's Lane says monetary economics not broken in Europe
EghtesadOnline: Monetary economics has not broken down in the euro zone and a gradual recovery from the bloc's debt crisis will allow interest rates eventually to normalize, European Central…
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Monte Paschi confirms ECB rejected request for more time to raise capital
EghtesadOnline: Troubled Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena confirmed on Tuesday that the European Central Bank had rejected its request for more time to raise capital, a move that piles…
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Yields rise, euro dips as ECB trims bond purchases
EghtesadOnline: Bond yields rose and the euro dipped on Thursday after the European Central Bank said it would prolong its bond purchase program but surprised investors by scaling back on how…
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Lower for longer, ECB scales back asset buys
EghtesadOnline: The European Central Bank trimmed back its asset buys in a surprise move on Thursday but promised protracted stimulus to aid a still fragile recovery, and dismissed any talk of…
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Draghi Says $2.4 Trillion Stimulus May Not Be Enough for ECB
EghtesadOnline: Mario Draghi warned that the region’s feeble inflation outlook means European Central Bank stimulus won’t end any time soon.
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Dollar edges up vs yen as traders eye ECB meeting for cues
EghtesadOnline: The dollar edged back up towards a 10-month high against the yen on Wednesday, while most major currencies appeared to be looking ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank policy…
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Monte dei Paschi bolsters European stocks, ECB looms
EghtesadOnline: European shares followed Asian stocks higher on Wednesday, buoyed by reports Italy would step in to rescue troubled bank Monte dei Paschi and expectations the European Central…
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Asian shares rise as markets look to ECB after Italian jolt
EghtesadOnline: Asian shares rose on Wednesday as investors covered short positions and looked to the coming policy meeting of the European Central Bank for comfort after a referendum defeat…