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Mario Draghi laid the foundations for the ECB quantitative easing scheme when he spoke at the Jackson Hole conference in 2014

Draghi unlikely to reveal new policy at US conference

Business / 16 Aug

The euro is up 0.36% on the day trading at $1.1673, its strongest position against the dollar since August 2015

Euro nears two-year high against dollar

Business / 21 Jul

With the euro zone economy now growing for the 17th straight quarter, its best run since before the 2007-08 global financial crisis, that at least suggested the ECB is starting to contemplate easing off the accelerator

ECB keeps easy money pledge despite better growth

Business / 20 Jul

The European Central Bank begins a set of key policy meetings tomorrow

Time to taper? Five questions for the ECB

Business / 19 Jul

European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly said the meetings of the Group of Thirty are 'not transparent'

O'Reilly quizzes Draghi over ties with G30 bankers

Business / 07 Jul

The ECB is preparing to dial back its stimulus policy of ultra-low rates and massive bond purchases.

ECB opened door to removing bond-buying pledge

Business / 06 Jul

The morning business news with Aengus Cox

Stock market losses hint that interest rates may rise

Business / 30 Jun

Shortly before 6.30pm the euro was worth $1.1375, while against sterling it was trading at £0.8798

Euro surges to one-year high

Business / 28 Jun

ECB chief Mario Draghi says deflationary forces have been replaced by reflationary ones

Draghi says stimulus still needed despite recovery

Business / 27 Jun

ECB President Mario Draghi attended the bank's policy setting meeting in Tallinn today

More upbeat ECB signals end to rate cuts

Business / 08 Jun

Downside risks to the euro zone's growth outlook are further diminishing, ECB chief Mario Draghi has said

ECB seeing declining risks in June - Draghi

Business / 29 May

The ECB is expected to tweak its policy message next month to reflect an improved economic situation but keep policy on hold

Too early for ECB to declare inflation victory - Draghi

Business / 10 May

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi takes no action on euro zone interest rates

Protectionism threat 'somewhat receded' - Draghi

Business / 27 Apr

Mario Draghi said he saw no need to deviate from the ECB's stated policy path

ECB guidance change could lead to turbulence - minutes

Business / 06 Apr

Mario Draghi said the ECB would not react to short term and temporary swings in inflation data

Draghi rejects currency manipulation allegations

Business / 06 Feb

Minutes from the ECB's December meeting published today

ECB minutes reveal discord over QE extension

Business / 12 Jan

As well as Mario Draghi, acounts hacked included those of bankers, businessmen and even several cardinals in the Vatican

Two arrested for hacking emails of ECB's Draghi

No interest rate changes from European Central Bank today

ECB to cut asset buys to €60 billion a month

Business / 08 Dec 16

Mario Draghi argues that excessive deregulation was the chief cause of the global financial crisis

Draghi: Banking regulation should not be reversed

Business / 18 Nov 16

ECB boss Mario Draghi says that activity is shifting from banks to financial intermediaries

Europe's shadow bank sector needs closer scrutiny

Business / 23 Sep 16

ECB chief Mario Draghi says no further action required for now

ECB studying potential changes to buying programme

Business / 08 Sep 16

ECB keeps its main refinancing rate, which determines the cost of credit in the economy, unchanged at 0%

No ECB changes, sees Brexit initially contained

Business / 21 Jul 16

ECB chief Mario Draghi said that central banks can benefit from an alignment of policies

Better coordination urged between central banks

Business / 28 Jun 16

ECB chief Mario Draghi said growing below potential for too long actually reduced the euro zone economy's potency

Euro zone at risk of lasting economic damage

Business / 09 Jun 16

ECB President Mario Draghi says the bank had postponed a decision on whether to grant Greece access to cheap loans

ECB raises euro zone growth, inflation forecasts

Business / 02 Jun 16

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