ECB's Praet Says Updated Assessment Possible In June
European Central Bank policymakers will be able to provide an updated economic assessment in June when more information and the latest set of macroecnomic projections would be available, ECB Executive Board member Peter Praet said Thursday.
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German Job Vacancies At Record High In Q1
German job vacancies reached a new record in the first quarter of the year, results of a survey by the Institute for Employment Research/IAB showed Tuesday.
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French Current Account Deficit Narrows In March
France's current account deficit decreased in March from a month earlier, data from the Bank of France showed Wednesday.
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Eurozone Trade Surplus Grows In March
The euro area trade surplus increased in March from a month ago, as exports rose and imports fell, preliminary data from Eurostat showed Monday.
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ECB Policymakers Sought Caution In Adjusting Policy Communication, Minutes Says
Policymakers agreed that there was a need for great caution in undertaking even subtle changes in communication so as to avoid market volatility similar to the 'taper tantrum' in 2013, the minutes of the minutes of the European Central Bank's policy session on April 26-27 revealed Thursday.
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ECB's Coeure Says MonPol Cannot Run The Economy Hot Against Labor Market Risks
The European Central Bank may be forced to tighten policy once inflation is perceived to be on a self-sustaining path despite high unemployment, ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure said Friday.
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German Inflation Slows More Than Expected To 6-month Low
Germany's consumer price inflation eased more-than-expected in May to its lowest level in six months, preliminary data from Destatis showed Tuesday.
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German Factory Orders Decline In April
Germany's factory orders declined more-than-expected in April, reflecting a weak start to the second quarter. Manufacturing new orders dropped 2.1 percent month-on-month in April, reversing a revised 1.1 percent increase in March, figures published by Destatis revealed Wednesday. Orders were forecast to drop slightly by 0.3 percent.
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Draghi Seeks Patience As ECB Tiptoes To Tapering
The European Central Bank has taken its very first step towards exiting its massive stimulus by omitting the mention of "lower levels" for interest rates in its forward guidance on Thursday, even as the bank chief Mario Draghi denied that there was any discussion of tapering in the latest policy session.
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Eurozone Inflation Eases As Estimated In May
Eurozone inflation slowed as estimated in May, largely reflecting the slowdown in energy price growth, final data from Eurostat showed Friday.
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Germany Manufacturing Employment Rises In April
Germany's manufacturing employment increased in April from a year ago, data from Destatis showed Friday.
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German Economy Likely To Grow Substantially In Q2: Commerzbank
German economy will probably grow appreciably also in the second quarter, Commerzbank analyst Ralph Solveen said, citing the bank's Early Bird indicator.
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Belgium Consumer Confidence At 4-month Low
Belgium's consumer confidence dropped to its lowest level in four months in June, after remaining unchanged in the previous two month, survey data from the National Bank of Belgium showed Tuesday.
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Praet Says ECB To Ignore Govts' Worries While Winding Down Bond Purchases
The European Central Bank will decide to wind down its government bond purchases based on inflation even if the spreads for any country would rise as a consequence, ECB Executive Board member Peter Praet said. "As a central bank, we conduct monetary policy for the whole of the euro area," Praet, who is also the ECB chief economist, said in an interview to the German magazine Der Spiegel.
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ECB's Draghi Seeks Prudence On Gradual Withdrawal Of Stimulus
The European Central Bank will need to be prudent in withdrawing monetary stimulus as that can be done only gradually with the euro area still in need of considerable policy support to bring inflation back to target in a sustainable way, ECB President Mario Draghi said Tuesday.
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Praet Says ECB Needs To Be Patient & Persistent
The European Central Bank needs to remain patient and persistent as euro area inflation trends are yet to show any convincing convergence towards the bank's target, ECB Executive Board Member and Chief Economist Peter Praet said Tuesday.
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Germany Manufacturing Employment Rises In May
Germany's manufacturing employment increased in May from a year ago, data from Destatis showed Monday.
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Eurozone Growth Likely To Accelerate In Q2 On Wider Trade Surplus
The rise in the euro-zone's trade surplus in May indicates that GDP growth likely accelerated in the three months to June and trade is set to continue boosting growth in the coming quarters, Jennifer McKeown, an economist at Capital Economics, said.
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Eurozone House Price Inflation Steady At 4%; Highest Since 2007
Eurozone house price inflation held steady at more-than nine-year high in the three months ended March, data from Eurostat showed Wednesday.
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Eurozone Private Sector Growth Moderates In July
Eurozone private sector started the third quarter on a solid footing, but the pace of growth slowed for the second successive month in July, largely due to the moderation in the manufacturing sector. The composite output index fell to a 6-month low of 55.8 in July from 56.3 in June, flash data from IHS Markit showed Monday. The reading was expected to drop marginally to 56.2.
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