European Central Bank - Results from #220

07 December 2016 ECB Ahead, Potential Impact on the Euro Exchange Rate Complex

Most are expecting the ECB to keep their quantitative easing programme going beyond the March cut-off date, and dismiss recent talk of ‘tapering’.

02 December 2016 Euro Projected to Weaken through European Central Bank Rate Meeting by Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley provide their view of possible scenarios from the ECB’s rate meeting next Thursday.

29 November 2016 ECB to Extend Asset Purchase Programme in 2016 AND 2017

Market-watchers still see the European Central Bank (ECB) easing policy further at their December 7 meeting despite Mario Draghi’s recent warnings about the danger of low interest rates.

03 November 2016 ECB Quantitative Easing + the Eurozone itself are Flawed Blast Deutsche Bank

An embattled Deutsche Bank has launched an extraordinary attack on the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing saying it lays the foundations for another crisis.

20 October 2016 Euro to Dollar Exchange Rate Outlook post-ECB: Targetting 1.08

The EUR/USD pair probed below the 1.1000 level, following the European Central Bank (ECB) rate-setting meeting on Thursday, after it was suggested the central bank’s monetary easing programme might…

19 October 2016 Euro Slips as ECB Confirm it's Full Steam Ahead for Asset Purachase Programme

The EUR/USD exchange rate has fallen of late with analysts at Credit Suisse pointing the blame at the impending European Central Bank meeting.

05 October 2016 End to ECB Stimulus Shakes Markets, But is 'Taper Talk' Just a Misunderstanding or a Real Possibility?

Is it likely the European Central Bank will begin reducing – or tapering – its stimulus purchases as rumours suggest, or are investors jumping the gun when it comes to speculating on policy?

26 September 2016 Euro Forecast to Strengthen if European Central Bank Follows BoJ and Changes Policy Tactics

At their September policy meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to change their tactics, focusing on strengthening the ‘organs’ of lending in the real economy: banks and other financial institut…

07 September 2016 Euro Strength Capped as Traders Anticipate Further ECB Action Following September Meeting

The Euro is in focus today as the European Central Bank deliver their latest monetary policy changes.

03 September 2016 ECB Tipped to Expand Stimulus, But Unlikely to Prompt Euro Weakness

The European Central Bank may not have the ability to weaken the Euro any further argue analysts.

31 August 2016 Rise in Eurozone Inflation Stalls, ECB Tipped to Act Again

Prices stalled in the Eurozone in August, showing that not all the continent’s bad times are necessarily behind it...

22 July 2016 European Central Bank's July 2016 Meeting Post-Mortem: What’s the Upshot of it All?

The general consensus from the market appears to be that the ECB is in ‘wait-and-see’ mode, after the governing council left policy unchanged and Draghi batted back inquiries as to the future cours…

18 July 2016 The Euro and July's European Central Bank Policy Meeting: What to Expect

On Thursday the governing council of the European Central Bank (ECB) will meet to discuss interest rates and monetary policy in Frankfurt. What is the impact on the euro likely to be?

02 June 2016 Euro Exchange Rate and Analyst Reactions to June ECB Policy Decision & Press Conference

As expected the European Central Bank has left policy unchanged at their meeting held in Vienna.

21 April 2016 Post-ECB Drive Sees British Pound / Euro Exchange Rate @ April Best

The euro and British pound were both winners of the ECB’s press conference held following the announcement of a decision to leave interest rates and policy unchanged.

20 April 2016 How to Trade the Euro/Dollar Rate During Thursday's ECB Opening Statement and Q&A Session

In what scenario posed by the ECB is the EURUSD likely to drift higher towards 1.1433? Here is your ECB ‘cheat-sheet.’

04 April 2016 Beware, Recent Euro Exchange Rate Strength Could be Addressed by the ECB this Thursday

This Thursday we get the “accounts” of the March European Central Bank meeting and Bank of America Merrill Lynch warn that the strengthening euro could be targeted.

17 March 2016 Euro to Reach 1.17 Against US Dollar by May, ECB Seen Abandoning Targetting Lower Exchange Rate

Swiss lender Credit Suisse expect the EUR/USD exchange rate to reach 1.17 by year end due to a policy shift by the European Central Bank away from targeting exchange rates.

10 March 2016 Euro to Dollar Rate is a Sell say CitiFX as EURUSD Holds Onto Most of ECB Gains

The EUR/USD rate swung from lows in the1.08s to highs in the 1.11s during the ECB meeting announcment and press conference afterwards. 

09 March 2016 Euro Under Pressure as ECB Cuts Interest Rates at March Meeting

What to watch when the ECB meets on Thursday.