While expectations for any easing by the European Central Bank have centered around the June meeting, at which the staff will revise its quarterly forecast, and not at today’s meeting,

The European Central Bank Governing Council took a major step at its monthly April 3 meeting in announcing a unanimous commitment to embarking on new and unconventional policy measures if

The most important step the European Central Bank Governing Council took today by far, arguably much more important than a limited refi cut or other such measure would have been,

The Euro has rallied in a fierce short squeeze this morning to 2014 highs against the dollar on the back of the stronger than expected preliminary February Eurozone HICP inflation

Even before the European Central Bank’s last meeting and the most recent data, we had for all practical purposes ruled out both a cut in February and an ease in

Reminders by senior European Central Bank officials that before resorting to any unconventional policy measures they do still have the option of a conventional mini-refi rate cut should they find

The European Central Bank’s decision on November 7 to cut its refi lending rate to 25 basis points was taken with full expectations the quarterly inflation forecasts at this Thursday’s

The markets and vast majority of analysts did not expect a rate cut from the European Central Bank today. But despite the fact that the latest round of Eurozone inflation

The latest release of Eurozone inflation readings on October 31, showing a collapse in the headline rate from 1.1% to 0.7% and in core inflation from 1.0% to 0.8%, has

European Central Bank officials have been out in full force publicly flagging the possibility and willingness to consider another Long Term Refinancing Operation – if and when one might be