Mario Draghi

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  ECB Sees Weaker Growth, Inflation in Euro Zone, Says Ready to Act

  Draghi confirmed the ECB had cut Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) to Greek banks for the second time in two weeks.

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  Cheering Better Growth, ECB Seen Keeping Policy, Stimulus Unchanged

  The ECB is all but certain to leave current monetary policy in place and maintain a promise for lengthy stimulus, having extended its bond-buying programme just last month.

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  ECB Maintains Stimulus As Growth Picks Up Speed

  Repeating its standard guidance, the bank said rates would stay at their current or lower levels for an extended period and it was also ready to increase or extend it bond purchases if the outlook worsens.

• European Stocks Recover as Worries About Banks Ease

  Stock markets in Europe and Asia rose on Monday as investors put aside concern about euro zone banks and looked forward to corporate earnings and a raft of global economic events, including testimony from the head of the Federal Reserve.

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  ECB Enters 2017 In Battle To Hold Steady Course

  The ECB's low interest rates, mass asset purchases, and cheap loans to banks are all intended to pump cash into the economy in a bid to power growth and push inflation.

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  ECB To Keep Easy Policy Until Inflation Nears 2%: Draghi

  European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said on Wednesday that euro zone monetary policy would remain accommodative for a long period and that the goal was to push ultra-low inflation back up closer to the two percent level.

• Draghi Helps Halt European Stock Sell-off; Oil Slips

  Bank President Mario Draghi said on Wednesday that policy would remain accommodative for as long as it takes to push ultra-low inflation in the euro zone back up closer to 2 per cent.

• Wall Street Ends Flat, Small Caps Rebound in Volatile Day

  The Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.66 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 16,801.05, the S&P 500 gained 0.01 points to 1,946.17 and the Nasdaq Composite added 8.11 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 4,430.20.

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  Asia Shares Buckle Beneath Global Growth Woes

  In Asia, Japan's Topix shed 1.6 per cent while the Nikkei dropped 1.4 per cent. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.4 per cent, while Australia's main index lost 1.1 per cent.

• Asian Stocks Hit Three-year Peak on Upbeat US Data

  Asian shares rose to a three-year peak on Friday, though the dollar inched away from overnight highs hit on US jobs data which underscored the strength of the economic recovery.

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  Global Economy Week Ahead: Living in Interesting Times

  With US stocks hitting record highs on the back of strong jobs growth, the European Central Bank (ECB) holding out the prospect of printing money and British house prices soaring, there is a lot to ponder in the week to come.

• ECB Set To Hold Fire On Rates, Eyes Risks From Ukraine Conflict

  The European Central Bank is set to hold fire on rates on Thursday as it waits for earlier stimulus measures to gain traction, while keeping an eye on emerging risks from the conflict in Ukraine.

• European Shares Rally, Euro Slides on ECB Stimulus Bet

  European stocks rallied and the euro fell to near a one-year low against the dollar on Monday as expectations grew that the European Central Bank (ECB) would loosen policy.

• European Central Bank Keeps Interest Rates on Hold

  The European Central Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.25 per cent amid growing signs that the economic recovery in the 18-country eurozone is gaining momentum.

• ECB Poised to Shore Up Economy as Soon as June, Says Chief

  The European Central Bank (ECB) is ready to take action next month to boost the euro zone economy if price inflation forecasts warrant it, its president said on Thursday, cautioning countries against pressuring the bank into action.