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Mario Draghi is due to leave the ECB in October 2019

Draghi's term to end without ECB rate rise

Mario Draghi will go his whole eight year tenure at the helm of the European Central Bank without ever having raised interest rates, money market pricing suggests.

Business • 27 Oct 17

No changes from European Central Bank today on euro zone interest rates

ECB extends bond buys at reduced pace

The European Central Bank extended its bond purchases at a reduced pace today, taking its biggest step yet in weaning the euro zone economy off protracted stimulus.

Business • 26 Oct 17

ECB president Mario Draghi has poured cold water on German hopes for a quick exit from years of easy monetary policy

Draghi pledges low rates as Germany calls for change

The head of the European Central Bank has defended a pledge to keep interest rates at rock bottom, batting back German calls for a speedy exit from years of easy money in the euro zone.

Business • 13 Oct 17

Mario Draghi was in Trinity College Dublin today

Europe needs to tackle youth unemployment - Draghi

The President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, said that completing the European single market would help to reduce the rate of youth unemployment in the EU.

Business • 22 Sep 17

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said he is concerned over the recent strength of the euro

ECB to discuss how to wind down QE next month - Draghi

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has said the bank will discuss how to start winding down its asset purchase programme - better known as quantitative easing - next month.

Business • 07 Sep 17

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

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will not deliver a new policy message at the US Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole conference, two sources familiar with the situation said, tempering expectations for the bank to start charting the course out of stimulus.

Business • 16 Aug 17

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

The euro is at its highest level against the dollar in nearly two years, after what markets perceived as hawkish talk from European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi.

Business • 21 Jul 17

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

The European Central Bank has left its ultra easy monetary policy stance unchanged as expected, keeping rates at record lows and even leaving the door open to more asset buys if the outlook worsens.

Business • 20 Jul 17

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

Time to taper? Five questions for the ECB

The European Central Bank's quantitative easing scheme expires at the end of the year and with the economy gaining strength, expectations are growing that the days of central bank bond-buying are numbered.

Business • 19 Jul 17

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

The European Union's ethics watchdog is quizzing the President of the European Central Bank over his involvement in an exclusive forum with bankers and fund managers.

Business • 07 Jul 17

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

European Central Bank rate setters meeting last month opened the door to dropping a long-standing pledge to boost the ECB's bond-purchase programme if necessary.

Business • 06 Jul 17

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Stock market losses hint that interest rates may rise

Asian shares have this morning followed European and US markets, which both fell considerably yesterday, as a global sell-off in the bond market spread to shares.

Business • 30 Jun 17

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

The euro surged to a one-year high today, adding to its biggest daily gain in more than a year yesterday following a change in tone by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi.

Business • 28 Jun 17

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

Draghi says stimulus still needed despite recovery

The euro zone still needs "considerable" monetary support from the European Central Bank even as its economy recovers steadily and inflation picks up, ECB President Mario Draghi said today.

Business • 27 Jun 17

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

More upbeat ECB signals end to rate cuts

The European Central Bank signalled today that it planned no further interest rate cuts as euro zone prospects improved.

Business • 08 Jun 17

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

Risks to euro zone growth have declined further and the European Central Bank will be in position at its June 8 meeting to reassess the outlook for growth and inflation, ECB President Mario Draghi said today.

Business • 29 May 17

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

It is too early for the European Central Bank to declare victory in its quest to boost euro zone inflation despite signs the bloc's economic recovery is strengthening, ECB President Mario Draghi has said.

Business • 10 May 17

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

Protectionism threat 'somewhat receded' - Draghi

ECB chief Mario Draghi said the threat of protectionism may be diminishing, sounding a cautiously optimistic tone amid fears that Trump's America First policy could spark trade wars.

Business • 27 Apr 17

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

ECB guidance change could lead to turbulence - minutes

The European Central Bank will stick to its policy plan including bond buying and record-low rates for some time to come as it is not yet convinced the euro zone economy is back to rude health.

Business • 06 Apr 17

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

Draghi rejects currency manipulation allegations

The European Central Bank has rejected US accusations of currency manipulation and warned that deregulating the banking industry could sow the seeds of the next financial crisis.

Business • 06 Feb 17

Minutes from the ECB's December meeting published today

ECB minutes reveal discord over QE extension

Several European Central Bank governors were against any extension of the institution's mass bond-buying programme as inflation picked up in the euro zone.

Business • 12 Jan 17

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

Italian police have arrested two people for hacking into the emails of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and thousands of other accounts.

News • 10 Jan 17

No interest rate changes from European Central Bank today

ECB to cut asset buys to €60 billion a month

The European Central Bank unexpectedly reduced its asset buys today but reserved the right to increase purchases once again.

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

The global banking sector needs to be well regulated and measures already decided should not be rolled back, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has said.

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

Financial services are shifting away from banks in the euro zone to the so-called 'shadow banking' sector, requiring fresh rules across a range of areas to mitigate risk, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has said.

Business • 23 Sep 16