Germany’s government bonds fell for the first time in four days after the European Central Bank made no changes to its key interest rates or asset-purchase program. Europe’s benchmark sovereign securities extended their drop after […]
The European Central Bank has purchased more than €1 trillion in government bonds over the 18 months of its quantitative-easing scheme. While bond yields have risen slightly over the past couple of weeks, the ECB […]
Fiscal spending by core eurozone economies would help offset the negative effects of structural reforms in peripheral countries, according to research released Thursday by the European Central Bank. The findings support ECB President Mario Draghi’s […]
The eurozone’s economy should be able to ride out the effects of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, European Central Bank policymakers have concluded. Germany’s Bundesbank said the ECB’s governing council determined last month […]
Between 50% and 75% of the European Central Bank’s interest-rate changes were transmitted to the real economy, JPMorgan Chase economist David Mackie calculated in response to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s disparaging remarks on […]
The European Central Bank’s purchases of European corporate bonds are bringing down borrowing costs for businesses and helping them reduce their reliance on bank lenders, according to the central bank’s Economic Bulletin. The bond buying […]
The European Central Bank was unsparing as it noted developing downside risks to the eurozone’s economy, but it kept rates steady at its meeting Thursday. President Mario Draghi noted Brexit’s risk and slowing growth in […]
Greece used funds from its June bailout disbursement to help pay €2.64 billion in debt payments to the European Central Bank and other creditors Wednesday, government officials said. The country received the second installment of […]
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