Eurozone
Estonia to meet eurozone inflation target by end of 09
Baltic state “eager and willing” to fulfil Maastricht criteria, says central bank economist
Czechs don’t need to import monetary policy – Tuma
Czech National Bank’s Zdenek Tuma says euro adoption is a purely political not economic decision
ECB’s González-Páramo cautions on fiscal burden
European Central Bank's José Manuel González-Páramo says fiscal exit strategies need to start alongside economic recovery
Euroclear will add markets by T2S launch
Chief executive sees expansion before European Central Bank goes live with settlement service
France and Germany out of recession
Analysts taken by surprise as data show eurozone’s two largest economies returned to growth in the second quarter
European Central Bank - Monthly Bulletin August
European Central Bank’s Monthly Bulletin justifies keeping key rates on hold
ECB looks to soothe deflation fears
European Central Bank’s Jean-Claude Trichet and Lucas Papademos comment on the Governing Council’s decision to keep the key interest rates unchanged
European central banks agree third gold deal
New agreement will "accommodate" planned International Monetary Fund gold sales
Deflation risk and unemployment hit euro area
Euro-area inflation slumps as unemployment soars
Pace of tightening of euro-area credit standards declines
European Central Bank’s lending survey shows less tightening of credit standards
European Central Bank – July Monthly Bulletin
ECB calls on euro-area governments to prepare fiscal exit strategies
Forged euro notes surge by 17%
Counterfeit banknotes seized in first half of this year have face value of €19.3m
IMF sees world economy coming out of recession
International Monetary Fund says global economy pulling out of recession, but recovery expected to be sluggish
Eurosystem compiles cards ‘Doomsday’ book
Oversight report on major card schemes planned for release next year
OECD calls on ECB to cut rates
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has urged the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut rates further.
Trichet sounds debt warning
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has warned that many European governments have reached the ceiling in terms of how much debt they can incur in fighting the recession.
ECB - Financial Stability Review June 2009
Most large and complex banking groups operating in the euro area appear to have enough capital to withstand severe but plausible stress scenarios, notes the latest Financial Stability Review from the European Central Bank.
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)…