ECB

On this page, you will read about everything you need to know about the European Central Bank (ECB) including its latest monetary policy decisions and market-moving speeches.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the monetary authority in charge of money supply and price stability in the European Union. ECB was founded in June 1998 and headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The European Central Bank has, the right to authorize the issuance of euro banknotes. Member countries can issue euro coins, but the amount must be approved by the ECB.

The ECB’s Mission

The main objective of the European Central Bank is to maintain price stability: safeguarding the value of the euro (EUR). The ECB and national central banks together constitute the Eurosystem, the central banking system of the euro area.

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The ECB is responsible for the supervision of the banking institutions in the euro area countries and in participating non-euro area Member States. The ECB contributes to the safety and soundness of the EU banking system and the stability of the financial system within the EU and each participating Member State.
In pursuing the maintenance of price stability, the ECB and Eurosystem will undertake the necessary economic and monetary analyses and adopt and implement appropriate policies. It will also properly and effectively respond to monetary and financial developments.

ECB’s monetary policy

The European Central Bank has defined price stability as a year-on-year increase in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area of below 2 percent. In achieving the target of price stability, the ECB aims at maintaining inflation rates below, but close to, 2% over the medium term.

Who Heads the ECB?

The European Central Bank’s President is Christine Lagarde and the Vice-President is Luis de Guindos. Christine Lagarde is the former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and replaced Mario Draghi as President. The decision-making body of ECB is the Governing Council, which consists of the six members of the Executive Board plus the governors of the central banks of the 19 euro area countries.

Latest News

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EURGBP in Focus As ECB Forum on Central Banking Kicks Off

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The EURGBP pair could be an interesting one to trade this Thursday when central bankers meet via satellite on the ECB Forum on Central Banking. This online event, which began today, will end tomorrow with comments from the heads of the ECB, BoE and Federal Reserve. The key event will...

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The latest consignment of the Commitment of Traders report, otherwise known as the CFTC Positioning Report, indicates that speculators have reduced their net long positions on the Euro to levels that were last seen in late July. This is in tandem with the rising coronavirus cases across Europe and the […]

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ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged; Raises PEPP Facility by €600 billion

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The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) left its key interest rates unchanged. Rates for the refinancing operations, marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will stay at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively. This decision is in line with the projections of the market. However, Pandemic Emergency Purchase [...]
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Preview of ECB Meeting and Interest Rate Decision: EURUSD In Focus

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The European Central Bank meets to decide its interest rates as well as any possible adjustments to its PEPP program. Interest rates are likely to be kept on hold. Still, the emphasis of tomorrow’s statement and press conference will be the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP), which analysts are predicting [...]
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