ECB Should Use Bond Buys, Guidance More Cautiously, Schnabel Says
The ECB bought trillions of euros worth of debt over the past decade in the hope of rekindling inflation and there is still ...
ECB’s Schnabel Warns of Downsides of QE and Forward Guidance
Interest rates and longer-term refinancing operations should take priority in times of increased economic volatility, ...
ECB cut rates to avoid damage to economy, meeting minutes show
The European Central Bank cut interest rates last month to avert unnecessary damage to the economy, with policymakers taking ...
Wall Street Indexes Dip With Focus on Trump Policies, Economic Data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 382.15 points, or 0.86%, to 43,910.98, the S&P 500 lost 17.36 points, or 0.29%, to ...
ECB divided on risk of excessively weak inflation, accounts show
A European Central Bank rate cut last month was seen as an insurance move against unexpectedly low inflation but policymakers ...
Italy takes step towards possible bank M&A with Monte Paschi stake sale
Italy has begun to pave the way for a third big banking group in the country by selling a chunk of state-owned Monte dei ...
ECB’s Guindos Says Inflation Data Are Going in Right Direction
Euro-area consumer-price numbers are offering some encouragement for policymakers, according to European Central Bank Vice ...
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Energy, tech stocks boost European shares at open
Minutes from the European Central Bank's (ECB) October policy meeting, where it had cut rates as expected, along with ...
Slovenia's parliament commission rejects former prime minister as central bank governor
A Slovenian parliamentary commission on Thursday rejected the nomination of former prime minister and finance minister Anton ...
Meta Offers Less Personalised Ads for EU Users to Appease Regulators
Personalised advertising boosts revenue for companies, Meta said in a press release. It referenced an in-house study showing ...
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ECB Board Member Warns: ‘Bond Buys Are Constraining Us for Years’ in Bold Policy Shift
European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel urged a more restrained approach to bond purchases, emphasizing that ...
How will central banks react to Trump?
The immediate consequences of Trump’s election will be more meaningful for the Bank of Japan. Policy board members have long indicated that excessive yen weakness would prompt an earlier rate rise.