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The ECB now expects negative inflation readings well into early 2021

Euro zone inflation drop adds to ECB stimulus case

Business • 7 hrs

The ECB's chief economist Philip Lane

ECB's Lane warns economic hit from Covid will persist

Business • 26 Nov

Euro zone energy prices in October were around 8% lower than a year earlier, new Eurostat figures show

Euro zone inflation confirmed negative in October

Business • 18 Nov

Eurostat reported an 8.2% year-on-year plunge in energy prices in September

Cheaper energy pushes euro zone inflation to 4 year low

Business • 16 Oct

ECB chief economist Philip Lane said the coming weeks are critical for both consumer and investor confidence

ECB must keep policy easy even after pandemic - Lane

Business • 07 Oct

Inflation in the euro zone has missed the ECB's target, currently set "below but close to 2%" for years despite increasingly aggressive stimulus from the bank

ECB's Lagarde sets scene for Fed-like strategy overhaul

Business • 30 Sep

Inflation in the euro zone fell 0.4% month-on-month in August for a -0.2% year-on-year decline, Eurostat said today

Euro zone price falls confirmed for August

Business • 17 Sep

The chief economist of the European Central Bank, Philip Lane

ECB can't be complacent on inflation - Lane

Business • 11 Sep

The ECB's benchmark deposit rate remains at -0.5% while the main rate remains at 0%

ECB's Lagarde says bank watching euro closely

Business • 10 Sep

Consumer prices in the euro zone fell 0.4% month-on-month in August for a 0.2% year-on-year decline.

Europe's inflation plunge to raise red flags at ECB

Business • 01 Sep

Euro zone annual inflation slightly rose in July, new figures show

Euro zone inflation rise confirmed despite Covid crisis

Business • 19 Aug

Euro zone inflation is still far below the European Central Bank's target of below but close to 2% over the medium term

Euro zone inflation confirmed at 0.3% in June

Business • 17 Jul

Energy prices in the euro zone were down 9.4% year on year in June after an 11.9% plunge in May

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly moves higher in June

Business • 30 Jun

Euro zone inflation was pulled down by falling energy prices in May

Cheaper energy slows euro zone inflation as expected

Business • 17 Jun

Energy prices in the euro zone plunged 12% year-on-year in May

Euro zone flash inflation at four-year low in May

Business • 29 May

Energy prices in the euro zone fellby 9.7% in April year-on-year, revised Eurostat figures show

Euro zone inflation revised down to nearly 4 year low

Business • 20 May

Overall inflation fell to 0.7% from 1.2% in February, Eurostat said, further away from the ECB's target of below, but close to 2% over the medium term

Euro zone inflation dip to 0.7% in March confirmed

Business • 17 Apr

Consumer prices in the euro zone rose 0.5% in March from February for a 0.7% year-on-year gain, decelerating from 1.2% annual growth in February

Euro zone inflation slows amid oil price war, Covid-19

Business • 31 Mar

Eurostat said prices in the euro zone rose 1.2% in February compared to a year earlier

Euro zone inflation slowdown in February confirmed

Business • 18 Mar

The coronavirus outbreak has prompted the ECB to announce the bank was ready to take measures to lessen its economic impact

Euro zone inflation down as ECB readies virus response

Business • 03 Mar

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said is is too early for the ECB to rush to action on the coronavirus

Too early for ECB to contemplate virus response

Business • 26 Feb

ECB chief Christine Lagarde will herself will kick off the town-hall events - dubbed the 'ECB Listens'

'We want to listen' - Lagarde kicks off ECB roadshow

Business • 24 Feb

Eurostat said GPD in the euro zone rose 0.1% quarter-on-quarter for a 1% year-on-year gain

Euro zone GDP falls short of expectations, inflation up

Business • 31 Jan

ECB chief Christine Lagarde are among the headline acts on the last day of Davos

ECB's Lagarde says uptick in inflation 'really minor'

Business • 24 Jan

Consumer prices in the euro zone rose by 1% in October, new Eurostat figures show

Euro zone inflation accelerates more than expected

Business • 29 Nov 19

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