European Central Bank

Analysts have assessed the Bank's July policy update and given their verdict on how many further interest rate rises will come from the ECB, with some even seeing the potential for a 75 basis point hike on the horizon.

The Euro to Dollar exchange rate's July slide was cited by the European Central Bank as a key influence on its thinking about inflation this week and as a driver of its decision to call time on the era of negative interest rates with a larger than expected increase in its main benchmarks for borrowing costs.

The Euro to Dollar rate rose on Thursday, lifting other many currencies along the way after the European Central Bank (ECB) appeared to convince a sceptic market that it can bring down inflation by lifting Eurozone interest rates without driving the Euro Area's more fragile economies toward wreck or ruin. 

The Euro jumped across the board after the European Central Bank raised interest rates by 50bp points an announced the creation of a new mechanism to ensure the Eurozone's diverse financial system remains stable amidst rising interest rates.

The Euro to Dollar rate has reversed half of its July decline in a rally that may be an early warning of a market inflection point that would likely provide many currencies with relief from the recently relentless advance of the Dollar.

The Euro to Franc exchange rate will end the year back above parity says a foreign exchange analysts at one of Europe's largest banks.

The European Central Bank could go with a 50 basis point rate hike this Thursday, according to reports.

The latest Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal, offered insight this week into the thinking of the European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of England (BoE) and Federal Reserve (Fed) while also providing clues about the things that will matter for their interest rate policies in the months ahead. 

The European Central Bank looks set to kick-off its rate hiking cycle with a bold 50 basis point hike, according to a member of the Governing Council.

The Euro could benefit if the European Central Bank (ECB) turns the European continent's fragmented economic landscape to its advantage by combining quantitative tightening (QT) with quantitative easing (QE) in order to normalise its monetary policy without upset.

Members of the European Central Bank's Governing Council will hold an unscheduled meeting on Wednesday to discuss recent issues concerning Eurozone bond movements.

The ECB's shift in monetary policy is supportive for the Euro according to analysis released in the wake of the June policy update.

Euro exchange rates were highly volatile and eventually fell broadly in the wake of the June European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy decision, which drew mixed reactions from economists and elicited mostly bearish commentary about the single currency from the analyst community. 

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

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 the market what otherwise had the makings of a bullish ECB interest rate outlook. 

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 warning that an end to the era of negative interest rates in Europe is imminent. 

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.

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

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 sustain its recovery momentum ahead of the latest U.S. inflation data.

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 financial markets this Thursday.