ECB holds rates, puts onus on govts to foster growth

ECB holds rates, puts onus on govts to foster growth

The European Central Bank, meeting in Spain on Thursday, held interest rates at historic lows but insisted it was up to governments to find ways of boosting growth without busting fiscal rules.
ECB on hold as debt storms calm

ECB on hold as debt storms calm

The European Central Bank kept its key interest rates on hold Thursday, hailing its recent moves to avert a credit crunch in the eurozone as an "unquestioned success".
ECB prepares to open liquidity floodgates again

ECB prepares to open liquidity floodgates again

The European Central Bank is preparing to flood eurozone banks with cheap money again this week in the second of two such operations aimed at preventing a credit crunch in the euro area.
Speculation rife as Merkel keeps mum on ECB candidate

Speculation rife as Merkel keeps mum on ECB candidate

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is playing her cards close to her chest on her pick for the next head of the European Central Bank, though frontrunner Mario Draghi is emerging as an acceptable choice for Berlin, analysts said.