Bitcoin has skyrocketed nearly 1,000% in the past 12 months, a rally that has been outstripped by the second most valuable cryptocurrency, ethereum. The price of bitcoin has risen from less than …
Read More »The ECB will speed up bond purchases to prop up the sluggish economy
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank said it would accelerate its purchases of eurozone debt after a recent rise in borrowing costs, a surprising move that differs from the Federal Reserve in …
Read More »Legard of ECB calls for regulating bitcoin’s “fun business”
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde called for global regulation of bitcoin on Wednesday, with the digital currency being used in some instances for money laundering activities and …
Read More »The ECB is looking ‘very seriously’ into building a digital euro, says President Christine Lagarde
File photo: European Central Bank President Lagarde addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg Reuters European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said that on Monday the ECB is looking at the creation of …
Read More »From ECB minutes at around 1.1850 in recession consolidation phase
EUR / USD bears breathe a sigh of relief after the sell-off on Wednesday. The dollar remains at a profit of FOMC minutes. US jobless claims and ECB minutes are in focus. …
Read More »ECB official indicates that the next meeting is key to the decision to buy bonds
An economic patch, political tremors in southern Europe and an escalation of the trade war: none of that seems to be enough to prevent the European Central Bank from gradually eliminating its …
Read More »Merkel of Germany, Draghi of the ECB meet for a private exchange of views
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel met on Monday with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi for an exchange of views, Merkel's spokesman said, as part of his regular informal meetings …
Read More »Business activity in the Eurozone continues to slow down for the fourth consecutive month
Updated May 23, 2018 at 6:27 a.m. ET Business activity in the eurozone slowed for the fourth consecutive month in May and more sharply than expected, showed a survey of manufacturers and …
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