What is the ECB’s Corporate Bond purchase program?
After the ECB ventured into the world of quantitative easing as a policy response to deflationary threats and lack of growth in the Eurozone, the […]
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Why did the Euro rally on ECB’s decision in December, 2015
On December 3rd 2015, the European Central Bank met for its monetary policy review. The ECB decided to leave the minimum bid rate unchanged at […]
What is the ECB’s Emergency Liquidity Assistance or ELA Program
Ever since the recent Greece crisis hit the news headlines, a constant abbreviation “ELA” has been mentioned in the same breathe. For most investors and […]
What is the TLTRO and how is it different to LTRO
The ECB recently concluded its first round of TLTRO or targeted long term refinancing operations, which turned out to be anti-climatic. Against an estimated 150bn […]
ECB’s Negative Deposit Rates – Busting the misinformation
After yesterday’s ECB decision to venture into negative deposit rate territory; which now the mainstream media terms it as ‘Historic‘ there have been many articles cropping up about how the ECB’s negative deposit rate will affect the retail consumers.
European Banking Union Explained
The much talked about European Banking Union proposals has been making news on and off. For a complex set up such as the European Union […]