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Image for EU needs digital euro to become independent from US, says EU's DombrovskisFinance

EU Needs Digital Euro to Become Independent From Us, Says EU's Dombrovskis

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ECB May Need Fresh Rate Cut if Euro Strengthens, Kocher Tells Ft

Image for ECB's Cipollone says geopolitical risks strengthen case for European payments autonomyFinance

ECB's Cipollone Says Geopolitical Risks Strengthen Case for European Payments Autonomy

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ECB Must Prepare for New Shocks Including Russian Aggression, Simkus Says

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ECB Changes Guidelines to Allow Lending to Failing Banks During Resolution

Date: January 27, 2026

FRANKFURT, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank said on Tuesday it was changing guidelines to allow it to lend to banks that are being wound down, tackling a long-standing issue in the...

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ECB Must Be Cautious in Acting Preemptively Against Uncertainty, Kocher Says

Date: January 23, 2026

FRANKFURT, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must be cautious in adjusting policy preemptively to mitigate uncertainty, Austrian central bank chief Martin Kocher told German media outlet...

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ECB in No Hurry to Change Rates, Comfortable With Market Bets, Accounts Show

Date: January 22, 2026

FRANKFURT, Jan 22 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers are in no hurry to adjust interest rates as inflation is hovering near target but abundant risks mean they need to be ready to move...

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Lagarde Walks Out of Lutnick Speech in Davos Critical of Europe, Sources Say

Date: January 21, 2026

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick,...

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Time for Europe to Wake up Amid US Threats, ECB's Villeroy Says

Date: January 21, 2026

PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Europe must wake up in the face of threats of fresh tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland, European Central Bank policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said...

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Croatia's Vujcic Nominated as ECB's Next Vice President

Date: January 19, 2026

By Jan Strupczewski and Balazs Koranyi BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Croatia's Boris Vujcic was formally nominated on Monday as the European Central Bank's next vice president, putting him on...