ECB

  • Draghi opens door to rate cuts BAML says

    Draghi opens door to rate cuts BAML says

    Draghi’s latest comments indicate a near term cut now more likely than not, in the view of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

  • Yield buyers beware

    Yield buyers beware

    Interest rates in the EU and the UK remain at historic lows, making life hard and a little riskier for yield seekers.

  • Why Europe needs to raise its game

    Why Europe needs to raise its game

    Peripheral Europe needs to raise its game against Germany if it is to prosper, while disparate inflation rates are a necessary part of the eurozones very painful adjustment process, according to Arbuthnots Ruth Lea.

  • Is QE the right option for Europe Axa IM

    Is QE the right option for Europe Axa IM

    The ECB again kept policy unchanged last week so it is worth considering the merits of doing QE at this time.

  • ECB should beware grave risks

    ECB should beware grave risks

    The ECB bods are not expected to make any radical calls in today’s Governing Council meeting, but with eurozone deflationary risk back on the agenda could we be on the cusp of quantitative easing?

  • Complacent ECB warned of deflationary disaster

    Complacent ECB warned of deflationary disaster

    Commentators have backed credit while warning of the “spectre of deflation” in the eurozone after the ECB surprised analysts with an interest rate cut to 0.25%.

  • What will Draghi do to soothe deflationary fears

    What will Draghi do to soothe deflationary fears

    The results of the European Central Bank monetary policy meeting are likely to include action to address fears of deflation – the question is what form that will take.

  • Commentators at loggerheads over interest rate cut

    Commentators at loggerheads over interest rate cut

    The ECB’s decision to cut interest rates signals a welcome move away from austerity for some, but is too little too late for others.

  • Carney should follow Draghis lead

    Carney should follow Draghis lead

    So, it's the turn of a Canadian to take residence in the grandest of London's pecuniary institutions yes, Alanis Morissette has been selling out the O2 Arena.

  • The beginning of the end of another debt crisis

    The beginning of the end of another debt crisis

    The FTSE has rallied today on the back of news of the ECBs bond purchase programme, but are UK investors really so optimistic for eurozone stability?

  • europe deterioration needed before ECB will act

    europe deterioration needed before ECB will act

    The ECB President has promised to “do whatever is necessary to save the euro” but Ian Kernohan argues countries that need a bailout will have to appraoch the ECB not the other way round.

  • fed and ecb policy to drive markets doll

    fed and ecb policy to drive markets doll

    Policy meetings by the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank both left current policy unchanged but both are hinting at future policy changes.