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The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for the euro and administers monetary policy within the Eurozone, which comprises 19 member states of the European Union and is one of the largest monetary areas in the world. Established by the Treaty of Amsterdam, the ECB is one of the world's most important central banks and serves as one of seven institutions of the European Union, being enshrined in the Treaty on European Union (TEU). The bank's capital stock is owned by all 28 central banks of each EU member state. The current President of the ECB is Mario Draghi. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, the bank formerly occupied the Eurotower prior to the construction of its new seat.

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ECB's Draghi worried about Fed's independence

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi expressed concern on Saturday about the U.S. Federal Reserve's independence, warning that a loss of its autonomy could undermine the credibility of policy.
Reuters - Published 6 days ago

Asian shares pause near eight-month high, dollar weakens

Asian stocks held near eight-month highs on Thursday and the dollar slipped again on expectations global interest rates will stay lower for longer after a dovish turn by the European Central Bank and..
Reuters - Published 1 week ago

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Germany to halve 2019 growth forecast - government source

The German government is set to halve its 2019 growth forecast for Europe's biggest economy, a government source told Reuters on Friday, reflecting a worsening slowdown led by a recession in the..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:54Published 1 week ago

Euro zone factory activity contracts faster in March

Factories in the euro zone had their worst month for almost six years in March and forward looking indicators pointed to gloomy times ahead, a survey found, grim reading for European Central Bank..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:38Published 3 weeks ago

ECB can delay rate hike again if needed: Draghi

Facing rising threats to growth, the European Central Bank could further delay a planned increase in interest rates if it needs to, ECB President Mario Draghi said on Wednesday. David Pollard reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:26Published 3 weeks ago

Global stocks climb to five month high

Global stocks rose to their highest in five months and the dollar dipped on Monday as traders began to price in an accommodative stance from the U.S. Federal Reserve at its policy meeting this week...

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:21Published on March 18, 2019

Auto woes drive dip in German industrial output

A plunge in car production drove an unexpected drop in German industrial output in January as Europe's largest economy stuttered amid trade friction and unease about Brexit. David Pollard reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:32Published on March 11, 2019

Lookahead: markets focus on Brexit votes, data amid global slowdown

Amid fears that a global slowdown may be even worse than thought, G7 economies release a mix of key trade, CPI and manufacturing data. And, as Pascale Davies reports, Britain will once again be..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:01Published on March 11, 2019

Oil stocks slide

A sharp drop in crude oil prices drove down stocks of big energy companies more than 4 percent Friday morning. Fred Katayama reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:39Published on March 8, 2019

Growth fears, China equity plunge haunts world stocks

Deepening fears for the health of the global economy pushed world stocks to three week lows on Friday after China exports contracted by a fifth. David Pollard reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:29Published on March 8, 2019

Wall Street falls for 4th straight day

Wall Street's main indexes fell for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday after Europe's central bank said it would defer interest rate hikes and offered banks a new round of cheap loans, raising..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:16Published on March 7, 2019

European shares pull back ahead of ECB meeting

Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:40Published on March 7, 2019

ECB pushes out rate hike, offers cheap cash to banks

The European Central Bank changed tack on its tightening plan on Thursday, pushing out the timing of its first post-crisis rate hike until 2020 at the earliest and offering banks a new round of cheap..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:56Published on March 7, 2019

ECB steps in to prop up ailing euro zone

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Thursday said that the European Central Bank would step in to offer new support to ailing economies in the euro zone. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:47Published on March 7, 2019

Global economic growth forecasts cut again by OECD

The OECD cut forecasts again for the global economy in 2019 and 2020 as it warned that trade disputes and uncertainty over Brexit would hit world commerce and businesses. Pascale Davies reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:45Published on March 6, 2019

World shares tick higher on U.S.-China trade deal optimism

Global shares rose on Monday amid growing optimism the United States and China will reach a trade agreement as soon as this month but as Pascale Davies reports world markets face a tough month ahead.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:14Published on March 4, 2019

ECB poised for reset, as trade winds chill?

Faced with a serious slowdown in growth, the ECB is set to delay hiking interest rates and could soon re-launch long-term loans to banks, a Reuters poll has found. As David Pollard reports, the poll..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:33Published on March 1, 2019

Trump tariffs and a no-deal Brexit could push Germany into recession

Germany narrowly avoided a recession last year, but looming US-import tariffs and a no-deal Brexit could destabilize Europe's biggest economy. Matt Larotonda reports

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:37Published on March 1, 2019

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