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 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.
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.
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.
The EUR/USD is down sharply, with losses accelerating in the New York session as the European Central Bank’s policymaker Yannis Stournaras has called on the ECB to accelerate the purchases made within the scope of the bank’s Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP). According to Reuters, Stournaras says that there is […]
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...
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 […]
The Swiss Franc, which was put under pressure by the SNB Chair’s comments earlier in the week, saw itself under pressure from the remarks of the European Central Bank (ECB) Chair this Thursday at the press conference following the rate statement. The Swiss franc weakened against the greenback after Christine […]
EURGBP had a volatile trading day yesterday as it gave up its earlier gains from the ECB rate decision. How will the EU recovery talks affect it today?
It’s been a quiet start for EURUSD. However, it could soon see volatility pick up when ECB President Lagarde makes her speech.
EURUSD may have finished yesterday’s trading unchanged. However, technicals on the 1-hour chart suggest that it may soon rally.
EURGBP is trading lower in today’s Asian session ahead of ECB President Christine Lagarde’s speech. Here’s what we can expect today.
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