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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

European Central Bank makes no changes to euro zone interest rates today

ECB stays quiet about future policy

The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold at historic lows today and its president said it was committed to pursuing substantial asset purchases aimed at spurring growth and inflation.

Business • 20 Oct 16

Economists polled by Reuters said an ECB move was unlikely at its meeting later this week

ECB to keep policy steady this week - economists

A stable but lacklustre economic outlook will push the European Central Bank to tweak its asset purchase programme and announce an extension by year-end.

Business • 17 Oct 16

The Euorpean Central Bank unveiled a major stimulus package in March

More ECB policymakers join 'wait and see' camp

Several European Central Bank policymakers have urged patience with the bank's monetary policy, supporting expectations that the bank will adapt a wait-and-see stance at its next meeting on June 2.

Business • 20 May 16

ECB publishes minutes of its April monetary policy meeting

ECB frustrated over governments' delay on reforms

There appears to be increasing frustration within the European Central Bank over the reluctance of governments to push through unpopular reforms to support the ECB's stimulus measures.

Business • 19 May 16

Euro surged over 3% against the dollar yesterday

Euro holds gains after surging on ECB move

The euro held most of its gains today as the European Central Bank's increased economic stimulus fell well short of market expectations.

Business • 04 Dec 15

The ECB has vowed to do what it must to boost inflation 'as quickly as possible'

ECB extends QE programme to at least March 2017

The European Central Bank has extended its asset purchase programme to the end of March 2017 or beyond in its latest effort to revive lending and inflation in the euro zone.

Business • 04 Dec 15

Today is Patrick Honohan's last day as Central Bank Governor

Honohan says seeing signs of results from QE

There are signs that the European Central Bank's quantitative easing is producing results but the bank needs to continue accommodative policies, Patrick Honohan said today.

Business • 26 Nov 15

The closely watched Survey of Professional Forecasters have upgraded forecasts for growth in the next 3 years

ECB survey of experts paints brighter outlook

Economists and other experts surveyed by the European Central Bank pared back their predictions today for inflation to just above zero for this year as oil prices stay low.

Business • 16 Apr 15

The protester threw paper and glitter at Mario Draghi before being taken away by security

ECB press conference interrupted by protester

A news conference by European Central Bank president Mario Draghi was briefly interrupted when a young woman charged at Draghi calling for an "end to the ECB dictatorship".

Business • 15 Apr 15

Markit's final March manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index was at a 10-month high of 52.2

Euro zone manufacturing picks up in March

Manufacturing activity across the euro zone accelerated faster than previously thought last month, adding to signs the euro economy is recovering.

Business • 01 Apr 15

The euro has lost 25% of its value against the dollar since May last year

Euro recovers from 12-year low

The euro has recovered slightly after hitting a 12-year low.

Business • 16 Mar 15

Euro has been pressured by persistent uncertainty about cash-strapped Greece

Euro extends slide as European stocks rebound

European stock markets rebounded strongly after upbeat comments from ECB head Mario Draghi but the euro hit new multi-year lows on expectations of a US rate hike.

Business • 12 Mar 15

Irish 10-year bond yields fell to 0.811% today as ECB continues QE programme

Irish yields hit record low as ECB QE gathers pace

Irish, Italian and Spanish yields fell to new record lows this morning as peripheral euro zone debt caught up with yesterday's rally in core bonds after the ECB's €1 trillion asset purchases got underway.

Business • 10 Mar 15

Bank of England keeps rates at 0.5% today

No changes from Bank of England on rates, QE

Six years of British interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% were marked today as the Bank of England once more kept the cost of borrowing on hold.

Business • 05 Mar 15

Christine Lagarde urges euro zone governments to carry out structural reforms

ECB plan should help boost economy - IMF's Lagarde

The ECB's massive bond-buying plan should help boost the euro zone economy but will not be enough, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said today.

Business • 23 Jan 15

ECB launch QE measures to boost the euro zone economy

The thinking behind quantitative easing

Some key questions about the new quantitative easing policy launched by the European Central Bank today.

Business • 22 Jan 15

The ECB is widely expected to unveil a multi-billion-euro bond buying plan

ECB could buy €50 billion of bonds a month: report

The European Central Bank's Executive Board has proposed a programme that would enable the ECB to buy €50bn in bonds per month starting in March, a euro zone source has said.

Business • 22 Jan 15

ECB's Ewald Nowotny says euro zone not in a period of deflation

Act sooner, not later on monetary policy - Nowotny

The European Central Bank should not wait too long to take action to spur growth and inflation, a senior ECB policymaker has said.

Business • 13 Jan 15

Loans to the private sector contracted by 0.9% compared with November 2013

Weak lending data supports calls for ECB action

Lending to euro zone households and companies contracted further in November, new figures show today.

Business • 30 Dec 14

Five people familiar with the ECB measures being prepared detailed plans involving a potential rate cut

ECB readies package of rate cuts - sources

The European Central Bank is preparing a package of policy options for its June meeting, including cuts in all its interest rates.

Business • 14 May 14

Bank of England keeps UK rates at record lows of 0.5%

No change from Bank of England on rates

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.5%.

Business • 08 May 14

Janet Yellen's remarks at her first news conference as Fed chief pointed to a more aggressive path on rates

Fed may raise rates as soon as next spring: Yellen

The US Federal Reserve will probably end its massive bond-buying programme in the autumn, and could start raising interest rates around six months later.

Business • 20 Mar 14

Bank of England keeps rates and QE on hold

No rate changes from Bank of England

Half a decade of record low interest rates were marked today as the Bank of England once more kept the cost of borrowing in the UK on hold.

Business • 06 Mar 14

No changes from Bank of England on rates

The Bank of England kept interest rates at 0.5% today, as expected.

Business • 05 Dec 13