The ECB Under Market Pressure
Inflation in the eurozone accelerated in December, highlighting the challenge of reaching the 2% target set by the European Central Bank as governments withdraw support...
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Is a downgrade of Italian debt possible?
This week, a possible downgrade of Italy would sound like a bad omen for the Eurozone. Moody’s believes that the country presents a “substantial credit...
The ECB takes a break
The European Central Bank has left interest rates unchanged for the first time in over a year after raising the deposit rate to a record...
The ECB raises its rates and announces the end of the cycle
The rate for the main refinancing operations is thus increased from 4.25% to 4.5%, and the deposit rate is raised to 4%, up from the...
The ECB: “Should I stay or should I go”
Inflation in France accelerated in August, bolstering evidence of persistent pressures in the region. Consumer prices in the second largest economy of the Eurozone increased...
The ECB Lost in Translation
While Christine Lagarde acknowledged last week that inflation remains undefeated, she did not address the prospects for the meeting on September 14, thus allowing her...
What next for the ECB
The worsening economic slowdown in the eurozone is fueling bets on a September pause by the ECB The contraction of private sector activity in the...
The European banking sector under pressure?
The European Central Bank is set to test the resilience of the continent’s banking sector by requiring lenders to repay around 500 billion euros of...
The ECB follows in the footsteps of the Fed
The euro gained over 1%, and government bonds collapsed following the ECB’s interest rate hike and the message that the trend would continue. On Wednesday,...