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The Governing Council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by...
Francfort-sur-le-Main, le 17 avril 2025 Christine Lagarde, President of the E...
Current account recorded €34 billion surplus in February 2025, down from €40 ...
Credit standards for loans to firms tightened slightly further, and net loan ...
In the week ending 11 April 2025 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign c...
Firms reported declining interest rates on bank loans, while indicating a sli...
In the week ending 4 April 2025 the increase of EUR 130 billion in gold and gold...
Current account surplus at €426 billion (2.8% of euro area GDP) in 2024, afte...
Households' financial investment increased at broadly unchanged annual rate o...
European Commission explains key priorities for Savings and Investment Union ...
Composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for new loans to corporations decreased...
In the week ending 28 March 2025 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign c...
Compared with January 2025: median consumer perceptions of inflation over ...