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Euro dips on reports ECB chief to leave

NEW YORK: The euro declined on Wednesday after a report that European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde...

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

World

ECB President Lagarde plans to quit before Macron’s term ends, reports

'President Lagarde is totally focused on her mission and has not taken any decision regarding the end of her term.' ECB

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:49pm

Markets

ECB’s Lagarde focused on job, not taken decision on leaving, ECB says

Christine Lagarde is focused on her job and has not taken any decision regarding the end of her term

Published 18 Feb, 2026 11:33am

Business & Finance

ECB makes euro backstop global to bolster currency’s role

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank unveiled plans on Saturday to widen access to its euro liquidity backstop,...

Published 15 Feb, 2026 02:44am

World

EU lawmakers back plans for digital euro

BRUSSELS: EU lawmakers backed plans Tuesday for a digital euro, a project that has split the bloc but has gained...

Published 11 Feb, 2026 04:48am

Print

Gold, silver most secure choices for investments?

Last week was relatively quiet on the geopolitical stage as the US and Iran continued their negotiations, with...

Updated 09 Feb, 2026 06:01am

Business & Finance

ECB keeps rates unchanged

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank left interest rates on hold as expected on Thursday, playing down the impact of...

Published 06 Feb, 2026 05:56am

Markets

European shares fall as investors gauge earnings, ECB keeps rates unchanged

FRANKFURT: European shares fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged but offered...

Published 06 Feb, 2026 05:56am

Print

Central bank chiefs voice ‘full solidarity’ with US Fed, Powell

LONDON: The heads of major central banks have thrown their support behind the US Federal Reserve and its chairman...

Published 14 Jan, 2026 05:56am

Business & Finance

ECB holds rates unchanged, still ‘in a good place’

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday as expected and maintained an upbeat...

Published 12 Sep, 2025 05:54am

Print

‘Serious danger’ if Trump controls US monetary policy: ECB chief

PARIS: European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Monday that it would be very dangerous for the global...

Published 02 Sep, 2025 06:12am

Markets

ECB’s Lagarde warns of risk to world economy via Trump interference on Fed

PARIS: Steps by US President Donald Trump to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell or Fed governor Lisa Cook...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 12:38pm

Print

Lagarde warns against subverting central bank independence

WASHINGTON: Under-mining a central bank’s independence would trigger economic dysfunction, the European Central...

Published 25 Aug, 2025 05:29am

World

Uncertainty persists despite EU-US trade deal: Lagarde

BERLIN: The US-EU trade deal has eased but “certainly not eliminated” global uncertainty, European Central Bank...

Published 20 Aug, 2025 07:17pm

Business & Finance

ECB’s Lagarde slams ‘coercive trade policies’ in Beijing visit

BEIJING: European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that “coercive trade policies” risked...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 01:14pm

Print

Lagarde pitches euro alternative to dollar in ‘fracturing’ world

BERLIN: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday said the global economic order backed by the US...

Published 27 May, 2025 03:05am

World

Trump’s tariffs mean Europe must take control of its future, says ECB’s Lagarde

PARIS: The likely implementation of tariffs imposed by the United States on April 2 means Europe will have to take...

Updated 31 Mar, 2025 03:08pm

Print

Europe needs to take page out of US book: IMF

DAVOS, (Switzerland): With the European economy lagging behind the United States, the head of the International...

Published 25 Jan, 2025 06:22am

Business & Finance

Christine Lagarde says ECB very close to reaching its inflation goal, FT reports

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said the euro zone was getting “very close” to reaching the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:46am

Business & Finance

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:34am

World

Trump, not yet in office, already a figure in global economic policy

WASHINGTON: The world’s economic reckoning with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:23am

Business & Finance

ECB’s Lagarde flags more rate cuts if inflation continues to ease

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank will cut interest rates further if inflation continues to ease towards its 2%...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 01:51pm

Markets

Euro wobbles, South Korean won steady as political turmoil checks sentiment

SINGAPORE: The euro was subdued on Thursday after the widely expected collapse of the French government, stoking...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 09:59am

Business & Finance

ECB’s Lagarde says trade war in ‘nobody’s interest’, FT reports

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told the Financial Times that a trade war at large would be a “net...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 11:39am

Print

Europe needs bigger banks to compete with US, Chinese rivals: Lagarde

FRANKFURT: Europe needs bigger and stronger banks that can compete with their US and Chinese rivals, European ...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:05am

Business & Finance

ECB keeps rates unchanged

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday, with its president...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:58am

Markets

European shares end marginally lower

PARIS: European shares ended lower on Thursday as a continued selloff of chip stocks kept a lid on gains brought on...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:58am

Markets

Euro lower after ECB stands pat

NEW YORK: The euro was lower on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) held rates steady as was widely...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:11am

Business & Finance

ECB eyes summer pause on bumpy road to disinflation

FRANKFURT: European Central Bank policymakers are expected to leave borrowing costs on hold Thursday, buying time to...

Published 18 Jul, 2024 10:11am

Markets

Sterling dented by one-two punch from dollar and euro

LONDON: The pound neared its lowest in almost two months against a robust dollar on Tuesday, as the US currency got...

Published 02 Jul, 2024 02:18pm