European Central Bank - Results from #80

10 June 2022 Pound Sterling Rallies against Euro after ECB's Lagarde Unsettles Markets

EUR tumbles during ECB press conference as Lagarde sends mixed messages on future policy and raises Eurozone fragmentation fears.

09 June 2022 Euro-Dollar Slides as Open Questions and ECB’s Optionality Loom Over Outlook

The Euro to Dollar exchange rate eventually slumped in the hours after the June European Central Bank’s (ECB) policy decision as open questions and engineered optionality appeared to outweigh for t…

09 June 2022 Pound to Euro Rate in Volatile Trade after Landmark ECB Policy Decision

The Pound to Euro exchange rate rallied briefly in what was highly volatile trade for the single currency on Thursday as the market digested a landmark European Central Bank (ECB) policy decision w…

08 June 2022 BofA: ECB to Hike 50bp in July, Sept but Could Raise Eurozone Fragmentation Risks

The European Central Bank will raise its key Deposit Rate well above 0% before the year is done, but this risks raising Eurozone fragmentation risks warns Bank of America.

07 June 2022 Barclays: ECB Rate Hikes to Contribute to Eurozone Recession

"We forecast a mild technical recession at the turn of the year" - Barclays.

06 June 2022 Euro to Dollar Week Ahead Forecast: ECB Guidance Key to Extended Recovery

The Euro to Dollar exchange rate has continued an attempted climb from near five year lows but may need the European Central Bank (ECB) to outhawk an already hawkish market on Thursday in order to …

06 June 2022 Pound to Euro Week Ahead Forecast: Against the Ropes and at Mercy of ECB

The Pound to Euro rate enters the new week with its back against the ropes and the outlook for it hinged upon how the European Central Bank’s (ECB) handles its besiegement at the hands of hawkish f…

02 June 2022 Euro-Dollar: Growing Risks ECB Underwhelms Expectations

The European Central Bank has recently prepped markets for a pending uplift in its interest rates and chief economist Philip Lane suggested this week that it could now look to “validate” market exp…

02 June 2022 Euro Would Gain against Pound and Dollar if ECB Surprises with a 50 Basis Point Rate Hike

"For the euro to find additional support there would have to be increasing signs that the ECB is hiking rates more quickly and that it might even be considering 50bp steps"

31 May 2022 New Records for European Inflation Stoke Debate Over ECB’s Policy Shift

Europe’s inflation rates leapfrogged the market consensus again when climbing to new records for the month of May, vindicating in the process an shift in the monetary policy stance underway at the …

23 May 2022 Euro Boosted by ECB's Lagarde

Euro exchange rates rose at the start of the new week after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde cemented expectations for a July interest rate hike.

19 May 2022 Euro Propped up by Dreams of a 50bp ECB Rate Hike in July

July rate hike now very likely at the ECB with a 50bp hike now preferred, this is supportive of EUR for now but any pushback by the central bank could undermine recent gains.

17 May 2022 Euro up 0.70%, ECB's Knot Talks of Large Rate Hike in July

The European Central Bank (ECB) looks increasingly likely to raise interest rates in July with one member of the Governing Council warning a surprisingly large hike could be delivered.

16 May 2022 Euro Outperforms, Villeroy Comments Noted

ECB Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau expressed concern that the Euro was too weak and was therefore contributing to inflation.

10 May 2022 Euro to Dollar Rate Hampered by Growth and Fragmentation Risks, HSBC Says

The Euro to Dollar rate has remained close to five-year lows even as market expectations have shifted in favour of a sharp uplift in European Central Bank (ECB) interest rates this year and HSBC sa…

29 April 2022 Soaring Core Inflation to Seal ECB Rate Hikes: Economists

The Eurozone's economy is seeing growth slow and inflation rise, but analysts say the European Central Bank might have to prioritise its fight against inflation at the expense of growth by raising …

25 April 2022 ECB Rate Hikes: New Report Suggests Analyst Expectations Could be too Aggressive

The European Central Bank is on course to raise interest rates as soon as July according to a new report which has attracted analyst attention at the start of a new week, but there is a concerning …

22 April 2022 ECB Fighting the Euro's Decline says ABN AMRO

The ECB is trying to "dampen inflation expectations and euro decline," says Nick Kounis, Head of Financial Markets at ABN AMRO.

20 April 2022 Euro Bid on Prospect of Looming ECB Interest Rate Increase

Euro exchange rates are up in midweek trade, with speculation of an approaching interest rate rise at the European Central Bank possibly driving demand.

14 April 2022 Pound / Euro higher in wake of ECB Decision, But Move Set to Fade

The Euro was lower in the wake of the European Central Bank policy update that offered no hint that interest rate rises at are imminent.