Topic: european-central-bank

Equities fall, bond yields rise on Draghi remarks, mixed earnings

Equities fall, bond yields rise on Draghi remarks, mixed earnings

Stephen Culp, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 07:53 AM

The ECB signalled its intention to explore monetary easing but left interest rates unchanged, and bank President Mario Draghi struck a more upbeat tone on the economy than investors expected, sending US and European equities lower and boosting sovereign debt yields. Read more »

With finger on trigger, European Central Bank aims at more stimulus

With finger on trigger, European Central Bank aims at more stimulus

Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa, Reuters
Posted at Jul 25 08:30 AM

With inflation stuck well below its target and the US Federal Reserve already in easing mode, the ECB has flagged more stimulus, hoping to prop up confidence amid a steady flow of bad news that threatens to unravel years of unprecedented support. Read more »

Collapsing bond yields push world stocks to new highs

Collapsing bond yields push world stocks to new highs

Tom Wilson, Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 08:16 AM

Germany's 10-year government bond yield, a benchmark for euro zone debt, fell to -0.4 percent and matched the European Central Bank's deposit rate for the first time -- a sign that markets are expecting rate cuts. Read more »

Global stocks rally on G20 hopes, dovish ECB

Global stocks rally on G20 hopes, dovish ECB

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 07:44 AM

Hopes were raised that long-running trade talks between Washington and Beijing may yet yield an agreement after US President Donald Trump said he had a "good" conversation with China's Xi Jinping and would hold an "extended meeting" at the Group of 20 summit in Japan later this month. Read more »

World stocks, euro inch higher on ECB stance

World stocks, euro inch higher on ECB stance

Herbert Lash, Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 08:13 AM

ECB President Mario Draghi confirmed policymakers were considering whether measures are needed to mitigate the impact on European banks of the central bank's negative deposit rates. Read more »

ECB move sends stocks lower; dollar climbs

ECB move sends stocks lower; dollar climbs

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 09:05 AM

A gauge of global stock markets stumbled on Thursday while the US dollar rose, as the European Central Bank postponed interest rate hikes to 2020 and launched a new round of cheap loans to banks in an effort to spark the euro zone economy. Read more »

ECB pushes out rate hike, offers cheap cash to banks

ECB pushes out rate hike, offers cheap cash to banks

Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi, Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 09:05 AM

The European Central Bank changed tack on its tightening plan on Thursday, pushing out the timing of its first post-crisis rate hike until 2020 at the earliest and offering banks a new round of cheap loans to help revive the euro zone economy. Read more »

Euro craters, dollar soars, as ECB holds off on rate hikes

Euro craters, dollar soars, as ECB holds off on rate hikes

Nick Brown, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 08:37 AM

The US dollar rose against a basket of major currencies by more than a penny as the euro cratered, and US stocks ticked up in afternoon trading on Thursday, as the European Central Bank signaled interest rate hikes were a long way off. Read more »

Global stocks mixed ahead of Fed, ECB decisions

Global stocks mixed ahead of Fed, ECB decisions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 08:05 AM

Markets moved little following the meeting between US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with some analysts lauding the positive tone of the event but uncertain of whether it would result in significant change. Read more »

Central bankers bet weak inflation won't last forever

Central bankers bet weak inflation won't last forever

Delphine Touitou and Douglas Gillison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 07:10 AM

The European Central Bank expects a pickup in inflation even though wages have remained weak during the current economic recovery, its vice president, Vitor Constancio, said Sunday. Read more »

ECB leaves monetary policy unchanged despite better growth

ECB leaves monetary policy unchanged despite better growth

Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa, Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 08:09 PM

The European Central Bank left its ultra easy monetary policy stance unchanged as expected on Thursday, keeping rates at record lows and even leaving the door open to more asset buys if the outlook worsens.  Read more »

Asian shares down ahead of Comey, ECB and UK election

Asian shares down ahead of Comey, ECB and UK election

Hideyuki Sano, Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 09:10 AM

Asian shares wobbled in early Thursday trade as investors braced for any surprises from former FBI director James Comey's congressional appearance, the European Central Bank's policy meeting and the UK general elections. Read more »

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