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Can the man who brought us 'whatever it takes' to save save the euro manage to pull one more trick out of the hat before he vacates the top spot at the ECB?

Mario's last act - how ECB moves could affect you

If Mario Draghi was hoping for a quiet countdown to his retirement from the European Central Bank, he'll be sorely disappointed. In fact, it looks as if the ECB president is intent on going out with a bang.

Business • 12 Sep 19

Christine Lagarde maintains that persistently low inflation requires prolonged stimulus

Lagarde clears key hurdle in becoming next ECB chief

Christine Lagarde took a major step towards becoming the European Central Bank's next president this week, securing the backing of a European Parliament committee after pledging to keep policy loose while undertaking a broader strategy review.

Business • 05 Sep 19

Christine Lagarde was speaking before the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee today

ECB President hopeful supports bank's current stance

The nominee to be the next President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has said she supports the current stance of the ECB.

Business • 04 Sep 19

ECB President Mario Draghi said the euro zone outlook is getting worse

ECB opens door to rate cuts, more bond buys

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the bank's all-important inflation target should not be viewed as a 2% cap.

Business • 25 Jul 19

The ECB has some monetary policy tools it could use to battle the uncertainty slowing its progress towards its inflation goals

How the ECB could boost the euro zone economy in 2019

The ECB still has some monetary policy tools it could use to battle the uncertainty - over trade tensions, Brexit, geopolitical clashes and emerging market woes - weighing on progress towards its price stability goal.

Business • 25 Jul 19

Current Bank of England Governor Mark Carney

France denies Franco-German deal on Carney for IMF job

France is still pushing for a European consensus around a candidate to run the International Monetary Fund, the finance ministry said last night.

Business • 10 Jul 19

George Osborne may be lining up a bid to replace Christine Lagarde as head of the IMF

Ex-British finance chief Osborne eyes IMF role - media

Former British finance minister George Osborne is lining up a bid to replace Christine Lagarde as head of the International Monetary Fund, UK newspapers reported Thursday.

Business • 04 Jul 19

Christine Lagarde said she was honoured by the ECB nomination

Lagarde's ECB nomination puts IMF into succession race

The nomination of Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank president has thrust the International Monetary Fund into an early, unanticipated search for a new leader.

Business • 03 Jul 19

Mario Draghi hinted at further economic stimulus from the ECB yesterday, much to the annoyance of Donald Trump who accused him of deliberately devaluing the euro

US Fed in the spotlight as ECB signals more stimulus

Both the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve are in the spotlight as the two major global regulators are expected to embark on a change of course in the coming months.

Business • 19 Jun 19

ECB chief Mario Draghi said yesterday that the central bank will ease policy again if inflation fails to accelerate

Commerzbank brings forward ECB cut expectation to July

Commerzbank said today that it has now bought forward its expectations for an interest rate cut from the European Central Bank to July from the fourth quarter of this year.

Business • 19 Jun 19

Donald Trump said Mr Draghi's comments would spark unfair European competition against the US

Trump blasts comments by ECB's chief Draghi

US President Donald Trump has criticised European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's comments calling for possible additional policy changes by the ECB.

Business • 18 Jun 19

The central and eastern European business model has become vulnerable to shocks to international trade and financial conditions, Mario Draghi said

Central Europe 'particularly vulnerable' to trade war

Central European economies may be more vulnerable to a global trade war given their high reliance on foreign trade and particular focus on single industries, such as car manufacturing, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said today.

Business • 12 Jun 19

The ECB is one of the most male-dominated major European institutions

First woman to head ECB? Not likely yet

The ECB, never yet led by a woman, is one of the most male-dominated major European institutions.

Business • 11 Jun 19

No rate changes from European Central Bank today

ECB pushes back rate hike & offers to pay banks to lend

The European Central Bank pushed back the timing of its first post-crisis interest rate hike again today.

Business • 06 Jun 19

The ECB has had a long struggle to attract female talent for senior positions

Failing to hire women, ECB extends job deadline

The European Central Bank has extended a deadline for filling three top jobs at its bank supervision arm after it failed to hire any women for the roles, two sources said.

Business • 27 May 19

The ECB is meeting earlier than usual so policymakers can attend the IMF's spring meeting in Washington this week

ECB's Draghi warns of 'risks' to euro zone growth

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi today warned of risks weighing on growth in the euro zone, describing current economic indicators as "weak".

Business • 10 Apr 19

ECB chief Mario Draghi has stressed that low profitability at banks is 'not an inevitable consequence of negative rates'

ECB could compensate for side effects of negative rates

The European Central Bank is looking at ways to mitigate any side effects brought by negative interest rates, its chief Mario Draghi said today.

Business • 27 Mar 19

Mario Draghi said that while authorities and central banks are prepared for a no-deal Brexit, the private sector has to step up its preparations

Draghi says firms need to step up no-deal Brexit plans

The president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, told European Union leaders today that companies have to increase their preparations for a possible no-deal Brexit, an EU source said.

Business • 22 Mar 19

The ECB has pushed out the timing of its first post-crisis rate hike until at least 2020

ECB pushes out rate hike, offers cheap cash to banks

The European Central Bank has pushed out the timing of its first post-crisis rate hike until 2020 at the earliest and said it will offer banks a new round of cheap loans to help revive the euro zone economy.

Business • 07 Mar 19

No policy changes from European Central Bank

The European Central Bank left its policy stance unchanged as expected today but its president Mario Draghi acknowledged risks to euro zone growth are now tilted to the downside.

Business • 24 Jan 19

Five questions for the ECB

The European Central Bank holds its first meeting of the year on Thursday as concern grows about weak economic growth at home and risks abroad from global trade tensions and Brexit.

Business • 21 Jan 19

Mario Draghi said that increasing trade protectionism, upsets in emerging markets and financial market volatility remain major risks to growth

ECB sees inflation still dependent on its support

Inflation in the euro zone remains dependent on "significant" support from the European Central Bank, the institution's president Mario Draghi has said

Business • 27 Nov 18

Mario Draghi said the ECB still plans to dial back stimulus at the end of the year

ECB's Draghi raises prospect of slower inflation

The European Central Bank still plans to dial back stimulus at the end of the year, but inflation may rise more slowly than earlier expected, ECB President Mario Draghi said today.

Business • 16 Nov 18

ECB President Mario Draghi is before the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach today

Too little competition in 'monopoly' mortgage market

The President of the European Central Bank has said he believes mortgage holders pay higher interest rates here than the euro zone average because the market was not competitive enough.

Business • 08 Nov 18

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi hopeful on Italy situation

ECB keeps policy unchanged despite growth waning

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has said risks to the eurozone outlook remained "broadly balanced", despite global trade uncertainties and geopolitical concerns.

Business • 25 Oct 18