EU monetary policy
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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…
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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…
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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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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'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…