ECB
Glimmers of hope behind weak eurozone data
ECB may opt to continue with QE programme into next year if slowdown continues
Investment | 14 Jun 18
ECB to end quantitative easing
The European Central Bank has set an end date for quantitative easing, stating purchases will be halved after September before the programme ends in December.
Investment | 11 Jun 18
Italian fiscal policy could see more hawkish ECB
Italian expansionary fiscal policy is more likely to inform European Central Bank policy than political threats to financial stability, with some investors raising concerns the central bank could soon switch to a more hawkish tone.
No surprises from Draghi: ECB halves asset purchases to €30bn
The European Central Bank (ECB) will cut the size of its monthly asset purchases in half from January next year, the bank’s president Mario Draghi announced on Thursday. Bond and equity markets, as well as the euro, hardly responded to the announcement.
Recession risk is on the rise – the key factors to watch
While markets could remain complacent and expensive for a long time, recession risk is rising, says asset manager Robeco. Fidelity is also increasingly cautious, expecting “the longest equity bull market since World War II” to end within 18 months.