The ECB meeting last week provided a clear signal that the central bank was moving towards introducing new policy easing measures.

The head of the ECB Mario Draghi came close to confirming that some interest rates are heading lower in September -- and a senior analyst says this will provide Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe with a ‘Draghi bounty’ and more ‘fiscal room’ in his autumn budget.

The cost for the Irish State for any long-term borrowing is fast approaching zero as markets reacted to the nomination of Christine Lagarde to head up the ECB.

Medha Singh and Susan Mathew European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi’s dovish remarks — signalling that the ECB will ease policy again if inflation fails to accelerate — sent European stocks to six-week highs while news that the US and China would resume trade talks at the G20 summit also boosted sentiment.

ECB president Mario Draghi disappointed expectations the bank would act decisively to counter growing global economic clouds — but financial markets signal that it could yet be forced to cut rates later this year.

More than 200m of the 400m people entitled to vote in last week’s European elections did so. This marks a substantial

The euro’s stagnant start to the year might be ending as signs emerge that Europe’s economic growth is reviving.

Ireland has finally secured a foothold at the summit of European central banking following the appointment of Central Bank governor Philip Lane to the six member executive board of the ECB, as chief economist.

The president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has told EU leaders that companies have to increase their preparations for a possible no-deal Brexit.

European stock markets fell and the euro slid against the dollar. It traded little changed at 85.74 pence against sterling.

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Some ECB policymakers are reluctant to alter their guidance on interest rates as a move could tie the hands of the bank’s next president many months before an appointment is even made, four sources have said.

The euro went lower as ECB head Mario Draghi shaved the growth outlook for the eurozone economy, which may signal that the first interest rate hike since the crisis may be delayed, market watchers said.

The euro could strengthen should ECB president Mario Draghi stick tomorrow to indications that monetary policy could be tightened next year, just as the US central bank’s interest-rate path is thrown into doubt.

Consumer and financial experts have called on regulators to probe the grip held by AIB and Bank of Ireland on the banking market. The calls come after ECB head Mario Draghi told the Oireachtas Finance Committee on Thursday that a “quasi-monopoly” was driving up the costs of credit for homes and business borrowers.

Mr Draghi added that the ECB will stand behind Ireland and back the country as Brexit takes effect.

Last year was great for the eurozone economy, with GDP expanding by 2.3%. That is above the zone’s potential growth rate.

European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has agreed to come to Ireland and appear before an Oireachtas committee to discuss the banking sector and oversight of institutions.

Last week’s meeting of the ECB Governing Council saw no changes to its key interest rates.

Currency moves are a fresh headache for the ECB in its attempts to meet its 2% inflation target.

The European Central Bank has been urged to return to Ireland to oversee tracker-mortgage compensation plans, as the opposition claims not enough is being done to address the crisis.

Analysts have hailed ECB head Mario Draghi as his handling of a cutback in euro crisis measures helped relieve European exporters, boosted European stock- markets, pushed down Irish bond yields, while reassuring there would be no early hike in interest rates.

With the ECB’s next policy update less than two weeks away, the institution’s top officials are expressing confidence that they will eventually succeed in returning inflation to their goal.

The head of the ECB has said youth unemployment across Europe remains far too high despite the marked economic recovery from the depths of the financial crisis.

The first increases in interest rates still appear to be sometime in the distance despite ECB president Mario Draghi signalling that the central bank was preparing to scale back its huge stimulus programme that has helped boost economic growth in the eurozone, say economists.

Close to $1.20, the euro climbed to a two-and-a-half-year high against the dollar in thin trade yesterday, extending gains made at the end of last week, writes Sam Forgione

The ECB’s €2.3 trillion worth of asset buys propped up growth but failed to boost inflation and may have actually increased risks to financial stability, research published by the Bundesbank has shown.

Last week’s ECB meeting concluded, as expected, with the central bank leaving its key interest rates unchanged at -0.4% for the deposit rate and 0% for the refinancing rate.

The European Central Bank president who refused to attend a banking inquiry hearing two years ago has been formally asked to meet with a cross-party Dáil committee before the budget.

Sterling was wallowing at eight month lows against the euro, as investors continued to trade on news that the European Central Bank may start weighing plans to cut its stimulus programme.

A clarification to comments made by ECB chief Mario Draghi has eased fears that the costs of borrowing for businesses and homeowners would rise before 2019.

Technology shares led a broad slide in US stocks Tuesday after a day of mostly choppy trading.

There was considerable interest in the ECB Council meeting earlier this month to see the impact on its policy stance of a marked pick-up in the pace of growth in the eurozone.

The European Central Bank (ECB), led by Mario Draghi, has taken a tiny step closer to reversing support for financial markets, but interest rates will stay low for at least another two years, experts predicted.

Further evidence has emerged that the economy in the 19-country eurozone moved up a gear or two in the early months of the year.

Last week’s meeting of the ECB Governing Council concluded with the key interest rates unchanged at –0.4% for the deposit rate and 0% for the key refi rate.

The ECB has pledged to keep its aggressive stimulus policy at least until the end of the year, but markets leaped higher as it signalled there was less of a need to prop up growth and inflation in the eurozone.

Eurozone inflation accelerated to the fastest pace since January 2013, providing fresh arguments to those calling for an exit from the European Central Bank’s monetary stimulus programme.

The ECB rejected US accusations of currency manipulation yesterday and warned that deregulating the banking industry, now being discussed in Washington, could sow the seeds of the next financial crisis.

THE head of the European Central Bank (ECB) has expressed concern about the Trump administration’s moves to relax financial oversight, saying such deregulation helped pave the way for the global financial crisis.

Mario Draghi called on Germany to be calm as the ECB keeps pumping stimulus into the eurozone, saying rising inflation will eventually bring higher interest rates for savers.

If you thought this year has already exceeded the limit for political upheavals, Mario Draghi is warning there may not be much respite in 2017.