ECB meets bond buying target
The ECB launched its bond buying programme on March 9, joining the central banks of Britain, Japan and the United States in using so-called quantitative easing (QE) to boost their economies.
Apr 07, 2015, 23:53 PM IST
ECB's Draghi says money printing already helping recovery
"Monetary policy is reinforcing the cyclical recovery. I insist in saying `cyclical` because this recovery is not structural," he told a parliamentary committee hearing, in a reference to long-term problems such as unemployment.
Mar 26, 2015, 22:27 PM IST
ECB to launch 1 trillion euro bond buying scheme on March 9
The European Central Bank said it will start its new government bond-buying programme on March 9, hoping that pumping new cash into the sagging euro zone economy will boost growth and lift inflation.
Mar 05, 2015, 20:49 PM IST
ECB bazooka fires stock markets higher
The European Central Bank`s bond-buying "bazooka" fired global stock markets higher on Friday, but sent the euro diving to a new 11-year dollar low.
Jan 23, 2015, 16:40 PM IST
Factbox- ECB QE: What markets expect and what it might mean
Financial markets are primed for the European Central Bank to launch a quantitative easing programme on Thursday in an attempt to revive the moribund euro zone economy and inflation.
Jan 22, 2015, 16:26 PM IST
ECB could purchase 50 bn euros of bonds per month: Report
The European Central Bank`s executive board has drawn up proposals to buy 50 billion euros ($58 billion) of sovereign bonds per month until the end of 2016, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
Jan 22, 2015, 00:40 AM IST
Top economists clash at Davos over ECB bond-buying
Top economists in Davos clashed on Wednesday over the impending decision by the ECB to buy up sovereign debt, an unprecedented measure to fight deflation that powerful Germany believes would merely allow overspending eurozone states to put off reforms.
Jan 21, 2015, 23:29 PM IST
Top EU lawyer clears ECB bond-buying
A senior advisor to the EU`s top court found Wednesday that a hugely controversial bond-buying programme by the European Central Bank is legal, clearing the way for the ECB to begin buying government debt.
Jan 14, 2015, 18:26 PM IST
Fed likely to end bond buying, may signal caution on rate hikes
The Fed has been struggling for years to get inflation back up to its goal of 2 percent.
Oct 17, 2014, 12:24 PM IST
