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Unemployment in the euro zone edged up only slightly and by less than expected in May, new figures show today

Euro zone unemployment edges up in May

Business / 02 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

A German court ruling in May raised questions about the Bundesbank's continued participation in the ECB's bond-buying programme

German government backs ECB bond-buying programme

Business / 29 Jun

The ECB chief has warned that the new normal will look different from what was before

Lagarde says 'probably passed lowest point' of crisis

Business / 26 Jun

The ECB said that lending growth to businesses accelerated to 7.3% in May from 6.6% a month earlier, its best rate since early 2009

Euro zone bank lending continues to surge amid crisis

Business / 26 Jun

European Central Bank policymakers argued over the timing and size of their emergency stimulus programme this month

Reservations expressed over ECB's bond programme

Business / 25 Jun

European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane

Don't get too excited by solid euro zone data - Lane

Business / 24 Jun

ECB chief Christine Lagarde

ECB's Lagarde urges quick EU recovery plan

Business / 19 Jun

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

Cheaper energy slows euro zone inflation as expected

Business / 17 Jun

The European Central Bank's chief economist Philip Lane

ECB will do anything to avoid credit crunch - Lane

Business / 11 Jun

The ECB's biennial Convergence Report was published today

No prospective euro member meets accession criteria

Business / 10 Jun

The European Systemic Risk Board says that over the past two months, the depth and length of the Covid-19 crisis have become clear

EU banks shouldn't pay dividends this year - watchdog

Business / 09 Jun

The European Central Bank's chief economist Philip Lane

ECB can deviate from bond-buying quotas as needed: Lane

Business / 26 May

The ECB has unveiled a long list of measures to mitigate recession, including €1.1 trillion worth of bond buys and loans at deeply negative rates

ECB minutes hint at more policy easing in June

Business / 22 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

'The Franco-German proposals are ambitious, targeted and, of course, welcome,' ECB chief Christine Lagarde has said

ECB's Lagarde cheers Franco-German EU recovery plan

Business / 19 May

European Central Bank's chief economist Professor Philip Lane

Euro zone economy won't hit pre-crisis level until 2021

Business / 18 May

The highly unusual intervention came after the German ruling issued particularly harsh criticism of European court judges

EU court says it 'alone' has jurisdiction over ECB

European Central Bank / 08 May

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf is working remotely from Greece

Covid payments timely but must be temporary - Makhlouf

Business / 08 May

The ECB said the euro zone is 'facing an economic contraction of a magnitude and speed that is unprecedented in recent history'

ECB's Lagarde warns of 'unprecedented' slump

Business / 30 Apr

Lab tests show that germs survived far longer on other surfaces than on bank notes

Euro banknotes safe to touch despite coronavirus - ECB

Business / 28 Apr

Euro zone banks recorded a surge in emergency credit demand from corporate clients in the first three months of 2020

Euro zone firms rush for emergency loans - ECB survey

Business / 28 Apr

The European Central Bank meets on Thursday with the ink barely dry on its emergency bond-buying scheme

A battle far from over - 5 questions for the ECB

Business / 27 Apr

The euro zone recorded a current account surplus of €339 billion in the 12 months to February

Euro zone's trade surplus grows in February

Business / 20 Apr

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

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