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  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    ECB orders banks to beef up ‘empty shell’ operations set up after Brexit

    Central bank ramps up push for non-EU lenders to increase staff and capital within bloc

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    News in-depthMonetary policy
    Central banks seek interest rate sweet spot in inflation fight

    Getting the balance between growth and inflation just right is fraught with difficulty

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    ECB hawk raises prospect of steeper rate increase in July

    Euro climbs after Dutch central banker Klaas Knot becomes first governing council member to suggest half-point rise

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    European companies
    The ECB’s unappreciated flexibility

    The eurozone’s central bank might be like a dysfunctional family, but it generally works things out

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    EU economy
    Outlooks for EU growth and inflation worsen as energy crisis hits

    European Commission forecasts underline economic gloom from effects of Ukraine invasion

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Corporate bonds
    European corporate bonds hit by steepest sell-off in at least 20 years

    Pressure mounts as traders crank up bets of ECB raising rates to curb inflation

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    EU economy
    Christine Lagarde sends clear signal that ECB will raise rates in July

    Economists think first increase in more than decade is ‘done deal’

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Foreign exchange
    Euro to hit parity against the dollar within six months, Amundi says

    Chief investment officer Vincent Mortier predicts the ECB will fall further behind Fed on policy tightening

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Monetary policy
    Bundesbank boss calls for July rate rise to tackle ‘disturbing’ inflation

    Joachim Nagel says delaying action now would risk sharper rises in the future

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Eurozone inflation
    ECB doves put to flight as interest rates set to rise in July

    Shift in stance by policymakers follows calls for action to counter soaring inflation

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Sovereign bonds
    ECB policy tightening sends eurozone borrowing costs soaring

    Borrowers including Italy face ‘double whammy’ of higher funding costs and slowing growth

  • Saturday, 30 April, 2022
    LexGlobal inflation
    Inflation: low expectations set the stage for further surprise Premium content

    Central bank predictions of a ‘transitory’ period went well wide of the mark and their miscalculations could continue

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    Eurozone inflation
    ECB issues mea culpa for poor inflation forecasts

    Central bank says it was blindsided by ‘exceptional’ energy prices while German inflation hits fresh 40-year high

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Currencies
    Soaring dollar pushes euro to five-year low

    Dollar approaches highest point in two decades on bet Fed will outpace other central banks

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    News in-depthMonetary policy
    ECB opens door to July rate rise while stressing contrast with US

    Weaker demand and exposure to Ukraine mean the eurozone’s central bank will tighten policy at a slower pace

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    ECB executive calls for clampdown on ‘lawless frenzy’ of crypto trading

    Fabio Panetta labels $1.8tn sector a ‘Ponzi scheme’

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Markets InsightMoritz Kraemer
    Italy can deal with higher interest rates

    ECB should not let worries over country’s debt stand in way of greater monetary policy action against inflation

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    FT Alphaville
    Who murdered Monsieur Free Market?

    Hercule Poirot faces his most convoluted case and five potential culprits

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    ECB says Ukraine war is pushing up prices but sticks to gradual response

    No fixed date for rate rises drives euro to two-year low as policymakers grapple with inflation and growth risks

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Europe Express
    ECB seeks policy response to dual challenge Premium content

    Eurozone central bank treads line between stabilising inflation and helping countries borrow

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    InterviewEurozone economy
    ‘Living in a fantasy’: euro’s founding father rebukes ECB over inflation response

    Otmar Issing sees a risk of stagflation if central bank policymakers continue to misjudge factors driving up prices

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    Reza Moghadam
    ECB has a narrow path to tread on interest rates and spreads

    The case for monetary tightening is becoming urgent but the central bank does have room to act

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Eurozone economy
    ECB inflation split deepens after hawks call for rate rises this summer

    Rate-setters keen on tightening warned the central bank that it risked ‘falling behind curve’ over soaring prices

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Eurozone inflation
    Surging fuel and food prices send eurozone inflation to new high of 7.5%

    Record rate for bloc increases pressure on European Central Bank to raise interest rates

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Eurozone economy
    German inflation hits 40-year high as ECB president warns of ‘supply shock’

    March rate of 7.6% in eurozone’s largest economy comes as Christine Lagarde warns of ‘difficult phase’ for bloc

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