ECB´s words over reality
ECB´s declaration to buy any bond on secondary market or Dragi´s “whatever it costs” is still strongly rooted in the minds of investors. Otherwise it will not be so positive … Pokračovanie článku
ECB´s declaration to buy any bond on secondary market or Dragi´s “whatever it costs” is still strongly rooted in the minds of investors. Otherwise it will not be so positive … Pokračovanie článku
We already know that ECB is prepared to use so called OMT mechanism to buy on secondary markets government bonds in trouble. The only thing we know is that ECB … Pokračovanie článku
The Euro crisis is not definitely solved. Greece unemployment rate in April 2013 was 26.9% compared to 23.1% in April 2012 and 26.8% in March 2013. The number of employed … Pokračovanie článku
The last week meeting of EU finance ministers brought about new rules on bank collapses. The new rules are definitely inspired by Cyprus event. Under the new regime, banks’ creditors … Pokračovanie článku
Mario Draghi verbally intervened once again and does not hesitate to tell anything. He said that the ECB is considering further non-standard monetary policy tools and will deploy them if … Pokračovanie článku
The European Central Bank warned about the risk of a renewed banking crisis. The main reasons behind are the euro zone’s slumping economy and a surge in problem loans. The … Pokračovanie článku
The ECB cut basic rates last week to proceed with verbal interventions this week as well. Mario Draghi said that they are ready to cut interest rates again if needed … Pokračovanie článku
At Bratislava´s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB rewrote the monetary history of Eurozone. Council decided to lower basic interest rates to 0.5 % starting from May 8th 2013. … Pokračovanie článku
European Commission President Barroso started to criticize the austerity measures that the EU has imposed on the mainly Southern European members states in economic crisis. He stated that while the … Pokračovanie článku
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United Kingdom to ‘AA+’ from ‘AAA’. The outlook is predicted as stable. The rating action reflects a weaker economic and fiscal outlook and possibility of … Pokračovanie článku
Euro zone finance ministers backed a 10 billion euro bailout for Cyprus and the European Commission would try to help the island’s economy grow again with better use of EU … Pokračovanie článku
It was the week of central bank announcements – Japan (we will describe it below), Britain and ECB. Bank of England and ECB policy remained unchanged which means that interest … Pokračovanie článku
The rescue package for Cyprus finally consists of a 10 billion euro bailout from the ESM and it has one crucial condition of taxation all deposits larger than 100,000 euros … Pokračovanie článku
I think that the Cyprus situation was a dominant one during the last week. I do not want to bother you with the same information you already read somewhere else … Pokračovanie článku
The Governing Council of the ECB decided that main interest rates will remain unchanged. The reasons behind the decision were facts as repayment of 22% of the LTRO program which … Pokračovanie článku