ECB warns ‘non-banks could amplify market stress’
The European Central Bank (ECB) said it sees “elevated financial stability vulnerabilities in a volatile environment” in its November 2024 Financial Stability Review, which was published…
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ECB raises interest rates to highest level in 22 years
By Mark McSherry The European Central Bank (ECB) raised euro zone borrowing costs to their highest level in 22 years on Thursday, with ECB President Christine…
ECB says interest rates ‘still have to rise significantly’
The European Central Bank increased interest rates by a half-point and ECB President Christine Lagarde told markets to get ready for a series of similar…
ECB doubles interest rate to 1.5%, highest since 2009
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday doubled its key interest rate to the highest level in more than a decade. The central bank raised…
ECB lifts rates unprecedented 75 bps to fight inflation
The European Central Bank raised its key interest rates by an unprecedented 75 basis points on Thursday to fight inflation and signalled that further hikes…
ECB raises rates for first time in 11 years
The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates by half a percentage point in its first increase for 11 years. The ECB had said…
ECB to decarbonise €344bn corporate bond holdings
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced it is planning to gradually revamp its €344 billion corporate debt portfolio to favour greener firms. The ECB said…
ECB ‘to block banks from giant loans windfall’
The European Central Bank (ECB) is discussing ways to stop big banks earning billions of euros of extra profit from the cheap lending scheme it…
ECB in new bond-buying plan to ease debt fears
The European Central Bank (ECB) moved on Wednesday to address fears that the eurozone is on the brink of another debt crisis. Government borrowing costs…
ECB confirms plans to end QE, hike rates: reaction
The European Central Bank on Thursday signaled an end to its bond-buying stimulus program and said it would deliver its first interest rate hike since…
ECB warns crypto may pose a risk to financial stability
By Mark McSherry The European Central Bank has warned that crypto-assets “will pose a risk to financial stability” if the present trajectory of growth continues “and…
ECB to force London banks to relocate activity to EU
The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that too many international investment banks continue to serve euro zone clients out of London and that the…
ECB exec warns of ‘lawless frenzy’ in ‘Ponzi’ crypto
A senior European Central Bank (ECB) official on Monday launched an attack against the $1.3 trillion cryptocurrency market, comparing it to a “Ponzi scheme” and calling…
ECB confirms end of bond buying amid rate rise talk
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday confirmed its plans to end its massive bond-buying stimulus scheme in the third quarter of 2022 — as…
ECB extends liquidity for non-euro central banks
The European Central Bank announced it has established or extended liquidity lines with central banks in Poland and four other countries to support them in…
ECB to phase out out easy bank collateral rules
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday it will end most of the relaxed bank funding rules it introduced in response to the coronavirus…
ECB turns off money taps amid inflation worries
The European Central Bank (ECB) has accelerated the reduction in its bond-buying monetary stimulus as inflation rises amid the war in Ukraine. The ECB said…
ECB profit cut to €192m; balance sheet hits €680bn
The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) audited financial statements for 2021 show that profit for the year plummeted to €192 million from €1.643 billion in 2020…
ECB continues buying bonds; leaves rates unchanged
The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Thursday its governing council continues to judge that favourable financing conditions can be maintained with “a moderately lower…
ECB slows bond buying; Lagarde says ‘not a taper’
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced it will slow the pace of its emergency pandemic bond-buying program in the final quarter of 2021 —…
Bitcoin has eclipsed tulip mania of 1600s – ECB
The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Wednesday the surge of Bitcoin has eclipsed previous financial bubbles like the “tulip mania” and the South Sea Bubble…
ECB ups weekly emergency bond buying to €21bn
The European Central Bank bought €21.1 billion of bonds under its pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) in the week to March 17. That’s an increase…
ECB speeds up bond buying to contain rising yields
The European Central Bank (ECB) pledged on Thursday to accelerate the pace at which it buys government debt securities over the next three months to contain the rising…
ECB takes major step towards a digital Euro
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Friday took a step closer to issuing a digital version of the euro currency. The ECB said it published…
ECB gives banks €73 billion relief in ‘profound’ move
The European Central Bank on Thursday gave banks in the euro zone relief worth an estimated €73 billion from a crucial capital requirement in a…
ECB helps corporate bond sales hit €213bn in Q2
The European Central Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme helped companies raise €213 billion via bond sales in the second quarter of 2020, up from €210…
ECB extends ban on bank dividends, buybacks
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Tuesday extended a recommendation to banks in the euro zone not to pay dividends and not to buy back…
ECB stimulus lifts bond purchases to €1.35 trillion
The European Central Bank on Thursday announced a bigger-than-expected expansion of its stimulus package to support an economy plunged into recession by the coronavirus pandemic….
ECB in €750bn emergency bond buying programme
The European Central Bank launched a €750 billion emergency bond purchase programme late on Wednesday in a huge effort to push down borrowing costs as…
ECB in fresh stimulus; cuts rates, restarts bond buying
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a fresh stimulus package on Thursday as it cut interest rates and agreed a new round of bond purchases…
ECB lays ground for fresh stimulus package
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday sent a strong signal that its monetary support for the euro area economy will be increased after the…
ECB to end bond-buying stimulus in December
The European Central Bank said on Thursday it will end its €2.55 trillion bond-purchase programme at the end of this year and said interest rates…
Watchdog: ECB needs more democratic oversight
The European Central Bank (ECB) urgently needs to increase democratic oversight and accountability if the euro is to survive the next crisis, according to a new…
Revolut secures French banking licence
Revolut announced that Revolut Bank S.A. (RBSA) has received a full banking licence, following a joint assessment by the ACPR, the French prudential regulator, and…
Ecorobotix, Swiss agricultural spray firm, raises $150m
Switzerland-based Ecorobotix, the AI-powered Ultra-High Precision (UHP) agricultural spraying company, said it has raised $150 million in Series C and Series D funding rounds. Ecorobotix…
Global debt rises to record $338 trillion says IIF
By Mark McSherry Total global debt rose by more than $21 trillion in the first half of 2025, reaching a record high of nearly $338…
European fund assets rise to €15.382 trillion – Lipper
Assets under management in the European fund industry increased from €14.371 trillion at December 30, 2023, to €15.382 trillion at the end of June 2024,…
Berlin’s AUTO1 Group in €223m car loan securitisation
Berlin-based AUTO1 Group SE, the giant digital automotive platform for buying and selling used cars, announced the successful pricing of its first-ever securitisation of German…
Reaction as European Central Bank cuts rates to 3.75%
The European Central Bank on Thursday confirmed a reduction in interest rates — despite lingering inflationary pressures in the euro zone. The move takes the…
Central banks act as UBS buys Credit Suisse
Central banks took collective action on Sunday to prevent a banking crisis from spreading as Swiss authorities persuaded UBS to buy Credit Suisse for about…