Keywords: ECB


French debt crisis raises fears of wider financial contagion across Europe

Growing pressure on France's public finances is raising concerns among investors about the possibility that turbulence in the country's bond market could spread to other parts of the eurozone. French government borrowing costs have climbed sharply in recent weeks as investors assess the country's......

Euro zone inflation climbs to three-year high, putting pressure on ECB

Inflation in the euro zone accelerated sharply in September, reaching its highest level in three years as rising energy costs added to pressure on consumer prices and complicated the European Central Bank’s monetary policy outlook. Eurostat’s flash estimate showed annual inflation rising......

German inflation accelerates to 3.3% in September as energy costs surge

Inflation in Germany accelerated more than expected in September, with rising energy costs emerging as a major driver of renewed price pressures in Europe’s largest economy. Preliminary data from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, showed that annual consumer price inflation......

Lagarde urges measured approach as euro zone inflation fuels rate hike bets

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has sought to temper expectations of an aggressive monetary tightening cycle, arguing that the recent rise in euro zone inflation has so far not produced the kind of persistent second-round effects that would warrant an automatic series of interest rate......

Lagarde says ECB rate decisions cannot be tied directly to energy prices

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has stressed that monetary policy decisions are not determined directly by movements in oil and gas prices, as renewed energy market volatility raises questions about inflation and the future path of interest rates in the eurozone. Speaking at a press......

Christine Lagarde believes in Europe's growth potential

Europe is not doomed to persistently low growth. This is the message conveyed by Christine Lagarde, who believes that the economies of the eurozone still have significant margins to enhance their development potential. For the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), improving productivity is one......

ECB raises interest rates again as Middle East energy shock fuels inflation fears

The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates for the second time this year on Thursday, responding to renewed pressure on energy prices as escalating tensions in the Middle East threaten to keep inflation above the bank’s target. The ECB increased its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage......

ECB warns that AI stock boom could end in painful market correction

The European Central Bank has warned that the rapid rise in US technology stocks linked to artificial intelligence could leave financial markets vulnerable to a sharp correction if investors' expectations become disconnected from companies' actual performance. In a recent report, the ECB said......

Eurozone: Olli Rehn considers wage growth moderate and dismisses second-round inflation effects

The Governor of the Bank of Finland and a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, Olli Rehn, believes that wage growth in the eurozone remains contained. He currently does not see any clear signs of a "second-round" mechanism, where an acceleration in wages would in turn fuel a......