Tag: European Central Bank

November 9, 2022

Central banks are mainly responsible for maintaining inflation in the interest of sustainable economic growth while contributing to the overall stability of the financial system. When central banks deem it necessary they will intervene in financial markets in line with […]

July 8, 2022

A sudden jump in carbon prices coupled with floods and droughts this year would lead to losses of at least 70 billion euros ($71.1 billion) for the euro zone’s largest banks, the European Central Bank said on Friday. The ECB […]

December 9, 2020

The European Central Bank is set to expand its massive stimulus program Thursday as the continent deals with a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns. Back in October, the euro zone’s central bank vowed to “recalibrate its […]

November 23, 2020

SIA and Colt will help the ECB connect through a single access interface, the Eurosystem Single Market Infrastructure Gateway (ESMIG). ESMIG is a component in the implementation of the Target and Target2 securities and instant payments consolidation projects. The ECB […]

September 10, 2020

U.S. stock benchmarks early Thursday were trading firmly higher, but off their best levels, as investors found reasons to buy assets after a round of economic reports and a policy update from the European Central Bank. Technology shares turned higher […]

July 24, 2020

An analysis of self-assessment reports provided by banks to supervisory authorites found that for some IT risk areas banks remain “too optimistic”, particularly in the filed of data quality management and IT risk management. The probe found that data integrity […]

July 16, 2020

Gold futures headed lower on Thursday as commodity investors assessed the landscape for the global economy and markets amid rising U.S. coronavirus cases, while the European Central Bank, as expected, kept both its key rate and asset-buying program unchanged. Bullion […]

March 5, 2020

The Bank of Japan (BoJ), European Central Bank (ECB), UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the US Federal Reserve have all announced a range of measures that target the economic and operational risks the virus poses. “The coronavirus outbreak is […]

February 6, 2020

European stocks extended a rally on Thursday, getting a further boost as a sign of warming U.S.-China trade relations stoked optimism, even as a virus continues to curb the world’s number-two economy. After the largest three-day percentage gain since early […]

January 23, 2020

European stocks fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank left key monetary policy unchanged as expected, with investors backing away from perceived riskier assets such as equities amid a growing coronavirus crisis out of China. Worries about international trade […]

September 12, 2019

U.S. Treasury yields and European government bond yields fell sharply on Thursday after the European Central Bank lowered its key deposit rate and exceeded investors expectations with the resumption of its bond-buying program. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury […]

July 25, 2019

Gold futures settled sharply lower Thursday, reversing a morning climb, after the European Central Bank’s decision to signal its plan to ease monetary policy disappointed investors by not including immediate action or details of its likly efforts. The ECB said […]

June 20, 2019

European markets continued to rally after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it was considering future rate cuts at its policy meeting Wednesday. How did markets perform? The Stoxx 600 SXXP, +0.68% was 0.7% higher at 387.6, following Wednesday’s rally of […]

June 19, 2019

There is still room for the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) chief economist suggested ahead of the latest decision on rates from the central bank on Wednesday. The Fed is widely expected to […]

April 9, 2019

American and European investors took cover after the Trump administration threatened to impose tariffs on $11 billion in imports from the European Union, worsening an already tense backdrop for global trade. The White House justified its decision to target products […]

March 28, 2019

A European Central Bank official acknowledged that policy makers were considering tiered rates on deposits, a measure that would bring relief to the banking sector, sending European markets higher on Thursday. But banks were sitting out the gains, led by […]

March 20, 2019

The European Central Bank this month said it would keep record-low interest rates for longer. The news comes shortly after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave in to the stock market and held off on further interest-rate increases. While investors celebrate […]

March 7, 2019

European markets fell Thursday as the European Central Bank said it expected to leave interest rates unchanged at least through the end of this year and laid out a new round of long-term loans. Investors are now waiting to hear […]

March 7, 2019

Treasury yields fell Thursday, along with its European peers, after the European Central Bank launched fresh stimulus measures, said it was unlikely to increase rates through the end of 2019 and downgraded its forecast for economic growth. The 10-year Treasury […]

December 28, 2018

German stocks were poised for their worst annual return in 10 years on the last trading day for that country Friday, while the rest of Europe logged firm gains. Wall Street trading remained volatile after a wild week of trading. […]