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Finance & Economics

ECB Reveals Euro Area Lending Trends

January 2023 euro area bank lending survey by European Central Bank (ECB) revealed significant tightening in credit standards for all loan categories along with subdued business loan demand

Finance & Economics

ECB to Stay Course to Return Inflation to 2%

Christine Lagarde said that the European Central Bank will take all necessary measures to return inflation to the target of 2%.

Finance & Economics

ECB Contemplates Development of Digital Euro App

The European Central Bank is exploring the prospects of creating a digital euro mobile application.

Science & Technology

60% of Card Payments in Europe are Contactless

European Central Bank (ECB) has conducted “Study on the payment attitudes of consumers in the euro area (SPACE) 2022”, revealing the growth of contactless card payments in the EU

Finance & Economics

Demographics Determine Payment Preferences

The European Central Bank found out that the demographic factor determines consumers’ payment preferences.

News

Inflation in Eurozone Fall to 9.5%

For the first time in two months, inflation in the Eurozone was less than 10%. The preliminary consumer price index in the single euro area increased by 9.2% year-on-year in December. This figure in November was 10.1%. In October, the index was a record, its value was equal to 10.6%. Experts predicted inflation in the […]

Finance & Economics

ECB Executive Urges to Assimilate Crypto with Gambling

ECB board member Fabio Panneta suggests trading unbacked crypto assets should be regulated similarly to gambling

Finance & Economics

ECB Reviews Risk Control Framework for Credit Operations

Measures to take effect on 29 June 2023 will be based on ECB’s pre-pandemic risk tolerance levels

Finance & Economics

ECB Raises Rates by 50 bp, Continues to Fight Inflation

Although the European Central Bank (ECB) has slowed down its rate hikes, the institution stressed that significant policy tightening is still ahead

News

ECB Predicts Bitcoin Doom

For crypto enthusiasts, market stabilization gives hope for new heights. However, ECB experts believe it is “an artificially induced last gasp before the road to irrelevance”

News

ECB expected to set forth another 75 bps rate hike on Oct. 27: Reuters poll

Reuters surveyed 60 economists during October 12-18, 2022 to find out their opinions about the future of interest rates in the EU

News

ECB will develop digital euro prototype with CaixaBank and Amazon

The European Central Bank has chosen five partners – including CaixaBank and Amazon – to help develop a digital euro prototype

Finance & Economics

ECB raises interest rates by historic 0.75 point as recession gets nearer

European Central Bank intensifies its efforts to combat inflation while Europe’s economic situation worsens

Finance & Economics

ECB lifts rates to tame inflation

The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by 50 basis points trying to control inflation in the eurozone

Federal Reserve System

Throwback Thursday: 7 oldest central banks of the world

Some of the central banks have existed for more than 300 years