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Image for ECB to raise scrutiny of banks’ credit risk, funding in 2023 as recession looms
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ECB to raise scrutiny of banks’ credit risk, funding in 2023 as recession looms

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will increase scrutiny over how banks manage credit...

12th December, 2022

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ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December

(Corrects first paragraph to say rates ‘may have to move into restrictive territory’, not ‘would hav...

5th December, 2022

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Euro sags against sterling after euro zone inflation cools

LONDON (Reuters) -The euro retreated against the pound on Wednesday after data showed euro zone infl...

30th November, 2022

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German inflation eased in November but too soon for ‘all-clear’

By Miranda Murray and Balazs Koranyi BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s inflation cooled slightly in Novem...

29th November, 2022

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Bonds rally after inflation shows signs of cooling in Spain and Germany

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Euro zone government bond yields fell broadly on Tuesday, after i...

29th November, 2022

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Euro zone credit growth remains brisk despite gloomy outlook

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bank lending to euro zone companies held steady, maintaining the sector’s bigg...

28th November, 2022

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ECB could slow rate hikes, but bond run-off should start soon, Knot says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank may slow the pace of interest rate hikes but should...

18th November, 2022

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ECB may have to cool growth to control inflation, Lagarde says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates so much that they da...

18th November, 2022

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ECB policymakers caution against tightening policy too fast

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank needs to keep raising interest rates but must not mov...

14th November, 2022

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Euro zone bond yields fall ahead of US inflation, midterm results

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone bond yields slipped on Wednesday as investors awaite...

9th November, 2022

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German 2-year yield hits fresh 14-year high as central banks zero in on inflation

By Amanda Cooper and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) -Germany’s short-dated yields hit fresh multi-...

8th November, 2022

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ECB supervisors show dark side of higher rates for banks

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Two European Central Bank supervisors highlighted on Tuesday some of the risks...

8th November, 2022