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ECB looking for new bank supervisor chief
FRANKFURT The European Central Bank has advertised for a new bank supervisory chief, looking for an expert to oversee a sector still weighed down by bad loans and weak profitability following the bloc's debt crisis.
ECB sees rates at record low levels for as long as needed: minutes
FRANKFURT The European Central Bank will keep rates at a record low for as long as needed to raise inflation, and its interest rate guidance should be seen as "open-ended", policymakers concluded in June, according to minutes of their meeting published on Thursday.
ECB sees rates at record low levels for as long as needed: minutes
FRANKFURT, July 12 Euro zone interest rates will remain at their current level for as long as needed to raise inflation and the European Central Bank's guidance should be seen as "open-ended", ECB policymakers concluded in June according to minutes of their meeting published on Thursday.
ECB unveils compromise solution for banks' soured loan problem
FRANKFURT European Central Bank supervisors will give euro zone banks extra time to set cash aside against their bad loans if their pile of soured debt is particularly high, the ECB said on Wednesday.
Euro zone inflation rises past ECB target on energy, food costs
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT Euro zone inflation rose to its highest rate in more than a year this month as surging energy prices pushed price growth above the European Central Bank's target, even if only temporarily, data from Eurostat showed on Friday.
ECB mulls small "Twist" to keep borrowing costs low -sources
FRANKFURT, June 29 The European Central Bank is considering buying more long-dated bonds from next year to keep euro zone borrowing costs in check even after it stops pumping fresh money into the economy, sources told Reuters.
Top central banks see growing gloom global trade war
SINTRA, Portugal A developing trade war between the world's biggest economies is weighing on business confidence and could force central banks to downgrade their outlook, the world's most powerful policymakers argued on Wednesday.
ECB frets about trade war cost behind 'facade of optimism': sources
SINTRA, Portugal Behind a "facade of optimism", European Central Bank officials are growing increasingly concerned that a looming trade war could derail the euro zone's recovery and complicate its exit from years of easy money, central banking sources told Reuters.
ECB seeks compromise solution to banks' bad loans problem
SINTRA, Portugal European Central Bank supervisors are looking for a softer way to press euro zone lenders to deal with their bad loans after an earlier proposal met fierce opposition, two sources said.
Flexible wage setting may increase inequality, researchers tell ECB
SINTRA, Portugal Labor market reforms may have increased inequality in Germany, a paper presented at a showcase European Central Bank conference concluded on Tuesday, challenging a key tenet of monetary policy in the post-crisis years.
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