Tag: ECB

August 28, 2023

The Euro appears to be eyeing a temporary reprieve and recovery on Monday following a trying time last week. EURUSD put in its 6th consecutive week of losses while EURGBP actually ended the week strong following an early week sell-off […]

January 11, 2023

The euro extended yesterday’s gains against the British pound through ECB officials beginning yesterday. The hawkish narrative was reinforced by one of the more aggressive officials in Isabel Schnabel while today’s addresses included the ECB’s Villeroy who stated the need […]

November 8, 2022

A number of ECB policymakers have been doubling down on the central bank’s position on interest rates and inflation, saying that higher rates are needed for longer to quell double-digit price pressures. In what looks like a concerted effort to […]

July 20, 2022

The US Dollar has pulled back after last week’s jump to fresh 19-year-highs. As I had written last Thursday, this was taking on more of a EUR/USD-driven theme. After the major pair ran into parity last week, buyers were unable […]

October 27, 2021

EUR/GBP continues to trade with a bearish inclination as the pound remains supported by expectations that the Bank of England will need to step up its efforts to reduce monetary stimulus in its meeting next week. The pair has been […]

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 […]

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 […]

June 4, 2020

Gold futures rose on Thursday, with prices getting a boost from some weakness in the U.S. stock market and the dollar, as investors digested policy actions by the European Central Bank. The ECB, as expected, boosted the size of its […]

December 3, 2019

Try to imagine a market scenario where chip stocks hit a wall and tumble 50%, or the fallout as President Donald Trump slaps a tax on foreign earnings of American companies. Outrageous you say? Welcome to Saxo Bank’s annual rite […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

November 30, 2018

The new service will be available to both consumers and businesses across the 19 states in the eurozone and will offer near real-time payments via smartphones, PCs and in-store payment points. The initative has been sparked by the growing popularity […]