European Central Bank

European Central Bank 09/02/2012

14:10 : European Central Bank leaves interest rate unchanged - Disappointment in struggling eurozone countries as ECB base rate stays at 1%The European Central Bank dismayed political leaders in the southern half of Europe after it left its benchmark Interest rate|interest ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

11:40 : Draghi's First 100 Days Presage Aid to Avoid Greek Default - In his first 100 days as European Central Bank President, Mario Draghi has taken unprecedented action to tackle the sovereign debt crisis. Greece may push him even further into unknown territory.

Source : businessweek-com

10:31 : ECB expected to keep interest rates steady - All eyes will be on what the European Central Bank is willing to do to help Greece when it holds its monthly policy meeting today, with interest rates expected to stay on hold ahead of a major ...

Source : irishtimes-com

09:45 : ECB to face Greece questions, hold rates - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - All eyes will be on what the European Central Bank is willing to do to help Greece when it holds its monthly policy meeting on Thursday, with interest rates expected ...

Source : reuters-com

European Central Bank 07/02/2012

11:27 : Portugal's left suffers an identity crisis | Joana Gorjão Henriques - With the welfare state under attack, conditions are ripe for a Socialist party recovery, but instead it just looks isolatedIn Portugal, it is increasingly acknowledged as fact that the €78bn bailout package it accepted in May last year ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

09:18 : RPT-Portugal banks' ECB borrowing inches up in January - LISBON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Portuguese banks' borrowing from the European Central Bank rose one percent in January as lenders in the bailed-out nation remained largely unable to borrow from banks elsewhere and new concerns about ...

Source : reuters-com

European Central Bank 06/02/2012

22:53 : Greek bailout Q&A - Greece has stalled on meeting terms for a €130bn rescue package, we look at what the problem is and what can be doneWhy have talks stalled?The Greek government has failed to agree on a package of spending cuts and tax rises that representatives ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

15:26 : European Central Bank in a fix over Greek debt - The ECB may be putting the interests of the few banks that have written credit-default swaps before those of Greece, Europe's taxpayers, and creditorsNothing illustrates better the political crosscurrents, special interests, and shortsighted ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

European Central Bank 02/02/2012

16:17 : WRAPUP 2-Europe gets bond market respite, real economy pain - MADRID/BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Spain and France gained respite at bond auctions on Thursday highlighting a rally in euro zone government debt markets since the European Central Bank flooded banks ...

Source : reuters-com

14:02 : WRAPUP 1-Europe gets bond market respite, real economy pain - MADRID/FRANKFURT, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Spain and France gained fresh relief at bond auctions on Thursday, extending a rally in euro zone government debt markets since the European Central Bank flooded ...

Source : reuters-com

European Central Bank 31/01/2012

19:03 : Unicredit undecided on tapping ECB 3-yr funds end Feb - MILAN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Unicredit Chief Executive Federico Ghizzoni said on Tuesday the Italian bank has not decided yet whether it will tap the fresh amount of three-year funds that the European Central Bank ...

Source : reuters-com

European Central Bank 26/01/2012

21:08 : Trichet joins EADS board amid reshuffle - PARIS (Reuters) - The former head of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, was nominated to the board of EADS on Thursday as the Franco-German-led group approved a long-awaited reshuffle ...

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10:57 : UPDATE 1-Greek debt talks resume in race against the clock - ATHENS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Greece resumes tortuous negotiations on a debt swap with private creditors in Athens on Thursday, with all eyes on the European Central Bank after IMF ...

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European Central Bank 24/01/2012

11:33 : Debt Crisis: Michael Noonan in talks with ECB chief Draghi on Anglo debt ... - FINANCE Minister Michael Noonan will meet both the European Central Bank president Mario Draghi and EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn today for talks on how to reduce the debt associated with Anglo Irish Bank|Anglo ...

Source : independent-ie

European Central Bank 22/01/2012

21:36 : Italy and Spain call for eurozone rescue fund booster - Political leaders in Italy and Spain have called for a massive boost to the EU rescue fund and a blast of monetary stimulus by the European Central Bank (ECB), putting them on a collision course with ...

Source : telegraph-co-uk

European Central Bank 20/01/2012

02:54 : PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Jan 20 - Italy's banks, led by UniCredit, were the biggest users of the special three-year funding mechanism launched by the European Central Bank in December, according to a new research report. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/878b1c4c-42a5-11e1-97b1-00144feab49a.html#axzz1jYRS14J4

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00:36 : IMF slashes global forecast on eurozone crisis, with drastic falls in ... - The International Monetary Fund has slashed its global growth forecast for this year and exhorted the European Central Bank to boost liquidity to stave off a deeper eurozone crisis.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

European Central Bank 19/01/2012

22:22 : RBS took £5bn of loans from ECB emergency facility - State-backed lender Royal Bank of Scotland last month used a European Central Bank emergency borrowing facility to cover a quarter of its total wholesale funding needs for 2012.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

European Central Bank 18/01/2012

15:33 : Greek fears aid German debt sale; Spain the big test - LONDON (Reuters) - Investors sought refuge in short-term German debt on Wednesday as Greece and its creditors met in a fresh attempt to stave off a messy default, while ample European Central Bank cash helped ...

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European Central Bank 16/01/2012

19:48 : Draghi says ECB 3-yr funding operation is working - STRASBOURG, France, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A European Central Bank financing operation that has funnelled nearly half a trillion euros in 3-year funds to banks "has functioned and is functioning", ECB President Mario ...

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European Central Bank 13/01/2012

20:42 : Eurozone thrown into new crisis as France loses AAA credit rating - S&P action leads to fall in euro and share prices while European Central Bank forced to buy Italian bondsEurope has been plunged into a fresh crisis after France admitted it had been stripped of its coveted AAA ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

00:01 : Seoul shares seen up as debt fears subside - SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Seoul shares are seen higher on Friday as successful bond auctions in Spain and Italy and a European Central Bank (ECB) outlook of stabilisation in the euro ...

Source : reuters-com

European Central Bank 12/01/2012

06:45 : Huge ECB loans fail to boost eurozone economy - Eurozone banks have deposited nearly all the money they borrowed last month from the European Central Bank back with the lender, according to analysts at Barclays Capital.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

European Central Bank 11/01/2012

13:24 : ECB must do more to prevent 'cataclysmic' euro collapse - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should ramp up its buying of troubled euro zone debt to support Italy and prevent a "cataclysmic" collapse of the euro, David Riley, the head of sovereign ...

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13:12 : ECB must do more to prevent 'cataclysmic' euro collapse - Fitch - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should ramp up its buying of troubled euro zone debt to support Italy and prevent a "cataclysmic" collapse of the euro, David Riley, the head of sovereign ...

Source : reuters-com

European Central Bank 10/01/2012

16:11 : Ireland's Enda Kenny confident of backing from IMF and ECB - Irish prime minister plays down Citigroup chief economist's warning that Ireland might need a second bailoutIreland's prime minister expressed confidence on Tuesday that the "troika" of the European Central Bank|European ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

European Central Bank 09/01/2012

19:37 : European central bank reports record €464bn in overnight deposits - • European banks opt for lower interest in return for safety • Italian banks borrowed a record €210bn from ECB Record amounts of deposits are being lodged overnight with the European Central Bank as banks continue to seek ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

10:51 : ECB funding to Italy banks tops 200 bln euros in Dec. - MILAN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Funding from the European Central Bank to Italian banks rose sharply to nearly 210 billion euros in December from 153.2 billion euros at the end of November, data from the Bank of Italy ...

Source : reuters-com

European Central Bank 08/01/2012

00:03 : ECB policymaker wants banks off Greece bailout hook - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Athanasios Orphanides called for euro zone leaders to abandon plans to make private sector investors help reduce Greece's debts, but his push showed no sign of gaining ...

Source : reuters-com

European Central Bank 06/01/2012

13:34 : ECB's Orphanides wants to stop making banks pay for Greece - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Athanasios Orphanides called for euro zone leaders to abandon plans to make private sector investors help reduce Greece's debts - a move likely to get little traction ...

Source : reuters-com