Euro zone households kept tapping banks for credit Euro zone households continued to borrow at a brisk pace from their banks last month, European Central Bank data showed today. Business • 20 hrs
ECB pledges to keep rates low until inflation hits 2% The European Central Bank said today that interest rates would stay at their current record low levels until it sees inflation "durably" reaching the bank's ... Business • 22 Jul
Euro zone banks expect corporate loan demand to surge Euro zone banks expect corporate loan demand to surge in the third quarter and see just a moderate tightening of credit standards or loan approval ... Business • 20 Jul
Euro zone bond yields fall ahead of ECB policy meeting Euro zone government bond yields fell on Monday ahead of Thursday's policy meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB), while concerns about the Delta variant ... Business • 19 Jul
ECB's Visco wants easy policy to support recovery The European Central Bank should keep its policy ultra-easy to support the economic recovery in the euro area and insulate its financial markets from higher ... Business • 15 Jul
ECB takes first step in long march to digital euro The European Central Bank took a first step today towards launching a digital version of the euro, part of a global drive to meet growing ... Business • 14 Jul
ECB inches closer to 'digital euro' The European Central Bank is expected to take the next step towards a "digital euro" today by launching the project's exploration phase, but questions remain ... Business • 14 Jul
ECB to change policy guidance at next meeting The European Central Bank will change its guidance on the next policy steps at its next meeting to reflect its new strategy and show it ... Business • 12 Jul
ECB sets new inflation target after 18 month review The European Central Bank has set a new inflation target and claimed a role in fighting climate change after a strategy review that marks the ... Business • 09 Jul
EU revises estimates for euro zone growth upwards The European Commission has today revised upward its estimates for euro zone growth this year and next, but warned against risks posed by new variants ... Business • 07 Jul
Euro zone inflation eases before expected march higher Euro zone inflation eased this month, levelling off for the summer months before an expected move well above the European Central Bank's target towards the ... Business • 30 Jun
Euro zone business growth hits 15-year high Euro zone business growth accelerated at its fastest pace in 15 years this month as the easing of more lockdown measures and the unleashing of ... Business • 23 Jun
Energy, services boost euro zone inflation in May A sharp spike in energy prices and more expensive services boosted euro zone consumer inflation in May as expected, data confirmed today, taking the rate ... Business • 17 Jun
ECB lifts euro zone growth and inflation projections The European Central Bank said today it would continue to run its emergency bond purchases at a higher pace than at the beginning of the ... Business • 10 Jun
Currency volatility falls to pre-pandemic lows Currency market volatility today fell to its lowest since before the Covid-19 pandemic hit markets in March 2020. Business • 08 Jun
ECB to keep policy loose despite high inflation risks The European Central Bank will not change the total size of its asset purchase programme at its June 10 meeting but will start tapering its ... Business • 03 Jun
Euro zone inflation hits near three-year high in May Inflation in the euro zone jumped to its highest level since October 2018 as Covid restrictions across Europe were scaled back, boosting the economy and ... Business • 01 Jun
German inflation hits highest mark in a decade in May Germany's annual inflation rate jumped in May to its highest level in a decade, preliminary data showed today, driven by surging energy prices and one-off ... Business • 31 May
New euro zone business loans plunge in April New lending to euro zone companies plunged in April, indicating that banks are tightening access to credit even as the bloc Business • 31 May
ECB warns of creeping 'corporate zombification' The European Central Bank has warned about creeping "corporate zombification" in euro area companies. Business • 19 May
Euro zone inflation accelerates in April Euro zone inflation accelerated as expected in April because of a sharp rise in the costs of energy and services, the European Union's statistics office ... Business • 19 May
Raising pace of bond buys not off the table for ECB The European Central Bank could still increase bond purchases at its June meeting if such a move is needed to keep borrowing conditions favourable, ECB ... Business • 10 May
Vaccines, lockdown lifts factored into ECB forecasts The ramping up of Europe's Covid vaccine programmes and reopening of economies was already factored into the European Central Bank's last set of forecasts in ... Business • 06 May
Euro zone dips into second recession in first quarter The euro zone economy dipped into a second technical recession after a smaller than expected contraction in the first quarter, but economists said it was ... Business • 30 Apr
ECB sticks with euro zone stimulus plans The European Central Bank left its ultra-easy policy unchanged as expected today, providing the pandemic-stricken currency bloc with record stimulus even as an accelerating vaccination ... Business • 22 Apr
