Eurozone
ECB board member: reserve-currency change slow
Changes to the currency composition of reserves will occur in a gradual way, said Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, a member of the European Central Bank's executive board.
ECB's Trichet: prepare for rebalancing world
The world has to prepare for a very profound structural rebalancing of world output during the next years, said Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank.
ECB staff set for "warning" strike
European Central Bank (ECB) staff are to take industrial action for the first time ever over pensions reform.
ECB steps up recession fight
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday announced a raft of measures, including outright purchases of corporate debt, to embolden its response to the eurozone recession.
ECB's Papademos: injections staved off collapse
The expansion of liquidity to the eurozone's banks since August 2007 has ensured that a systemic crisis was averted, said Lucas Papademos, the vice president of the European Central Bank.
ECB's Bini Smaghi: credit easing won't work for us
Unconventional policy measures that would best suit the euro area are likely to differ in terms of scope and depth from those in the United States or other advanced economies, said Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the European Central Bank's (ECB)…
Trichet says shush on possible new tools
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has said that the Governing Council's omerta on interest rates a week before meetings must be extended to include possible additional tools that may be announced next Thursday.
Trichet emphasises lack of confidence
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, has claimed the role of policymakers in this stage of the crisis is to restore confidence.
ECB council members signal May cut
Two of the members of the European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council have signalled that the central bank will cut again next month and may introduce further measures to soothe credit conditions.
ECB wants more info on collateral - report
The European Central Bank (ECB) could toughen up its collateral rules by forcing banks to disclose more detail about the instruments provided in return for the Frankfurt-based institution's funds, say reports.
EU devises new rules for rating agencies
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a batch of rules aimed at enhancing the transparency and performance of credit rating agencies, under fire for their role in the crisis.
ECB releases Annual Report
The European Central Bank (ECB) published its Annual Report for 2008 on 21 April.
European housing finance more resilient
Housing-finance markets in the euro area are more resilient to shocks their British and American counterparts, new research from the European Central Bank posits.
Inflation is not forgotten - ECB's Trichet
Speaking in Tokyo, the president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, stressed the need to keep a watchful eye on inflation.
A new method for evaluating risk aversion
Researchers from the European Central Bank have uncovered a new method of extracting time-varying risk aversion from asset prices.
Euro adoption sparked some structural reforms
The adoption of the euro accelerated the pace of structural reforms in the product market, a research paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) posits.
De Grauwe labels Maastricht rules political tools
The Maastricht criteria for euro adoption are political instruments, not economically-vital measures, a respected economist has said.
ECB dissenter Orphanides heralds deflation threat
Athanasios Orphanides, the governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and a staunch advocate of a looser monetary-policy stance, has warned of the increasing threat of the eurozone deflation.
ECB Monthly Bulletin: April 09
The flow of loans to non-financial corporations and households has remained very subdued, says the latest Monthly Bulletin from the European Central Bank.
ECB's Bini Smaghi: central banks' teamwork unique
The level of trust and cooperation within the central-banking community has increased significantly during the crisis, said Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the European Central Bank's executive board.
ECB's policy rule does not fit all
Euro policy rates best fit the largest eurozone members, research from the Bank of Finland posits.
Crisis hampering eurozone integration: ECB
The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that the pace of pan-European financial integration could slow in the wake of the financial crisis.
IMF: eastern EU states must adopt euro - report
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is alleged to have advocated fast-track eurozone accession for eastern European countries grappling with high amounts of external debt.
Euro inflation at new low, OECD wants more easing
The OECD on Tuesday urged the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut rates further and apply quantitative easing in a bid to stave off a severe economic contraction. The calls came as it emerged eurozone annual inflation in March had dropped to its lowest…