Reports Tagged: ECB

June 26, 2019

In his final keynote speech at the Sintra, Italy, conference on June 18, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi delighted investors in setting a low bar to further stimulus by indicating a willingness to ease if the upcoming

May 28, 2019

With concerns rising over the potentially increasing downside risks from China, Brexit, and global trade, markets are sniffing for signs of additional accommodative support from the European Central Bank when the Governing

April 10, 2019

We wish first to congratulate Executive Board Member Peter Praet at this, his last Governing Council meeting, for his remarkable tenure as the Chief Economist of the European Central Bank.

April 02, 2019

European bank shares popped in the wake of comments from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and Chief Economist Peter Praet at a conference in Frankfurt last week indicating a

March 07, 2019

At the European Central Bank’s last Governing Council meeting on January 24, ECB officials, alarmed over a faster and much deeper slowdown than they had been expecting, unanimously agreed to

February 11, 2019

At the last meeting of the European Central Bank Governing Council on January 24, President Mario Draghi emphasized in no uncertain terms that the Council had deliberated at length, and

January 18, 2019

The year’s first Monetary Policy Meeting of the European Central Bank next Thursday will be conducted under the cloud of a sharper than expected deceleration in Eurozone growth over the

November 19, 2018

Investors have been paying close attention to speeches by European Central Bank officials in the run-up to the December 13 Governing Council Meeting, scouring for signs of how they may adapt

June 07, 2018

European Central Bank Executive Board Member Peter Praet caught the market’s attention yesterday when he suggested the Governing Council might choose its upcoming meeting on June 12 to discuss whether

March 15, 2018

The overarching objective of the European Central Bank over the next eighteen months will be to manage its policy normalization process in a manner that does not jeopardize the Eurozone

January 25, 2018

All eyes were on President Mario Draghi at today’s European Central Bank Governing Council meeting, looking for a response to repeated recent remarks made by US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin praising the benefits

January 10, 2018

There will be little of note on the policy agenda when the European Central Bank Governing Council meets in two weeks, on January 25, apart from an opportunity to take

October 13, 2017

President Mario Draghi and his colleagues in the Governing Council of the European Central Bank appear ready to adjust the contours of their Asset Purchase Program at the upcoming monetary policy meeting on

August 30, 2017

*** The Euro at 1.2000 is no surprise to ECB officials – but if it keeps rising and accelerating the currency will clearly adversely affect inflation forecasts. A good deal

July 19, 2017

With a Eurozone economy that is practically firing on all cylinders, but with inflation still lagging behind, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has the luxury of time, and will

May 31, 2017

With growth, and a bit of inflation, finally taking hold across the Eurozone, the leadership of the European Central Bank has started the process of steering market expectations towards an

April 26, 2017

When the European Central Bank Governing Council convenes tomorrow for its Monetary Policy Meeting, the main topic of discussion will be whether and how to tweak its forward policy guidance

March 03, 2017

President Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank Governing Council will have a communications challenge on their hands when they convene this coming Thursday, March 9, for their monetary policy

March 03, 2017

President Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank Governing Council will have a communications challenge on their hands when they convene this coming Thursday, March 9, for their monetary policy

December 06, 2016

President Mario Draghi and his colleagues in the European Central Bank Governing Council will make a decision on the contours of the extension of the current 80 billion Euro per