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Banks tap more funding from ECB

Eurozone banks are increasingly tapping emergency central bank funding in a sign of growing problems in the region’s financial system. Eurozone banks deposited €346.4bn, the most since June 2010, at the European Central Bank on [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

ECB Curbs Bar Some Banks

As the European Central Bank prepares to meet for the first time since last week's move to ease the funding strains on Europe's troubled banks, Wall Street is speculating about whether it may do even more. The world's centr [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Banks' deposits with ECB up but off recent peaks

Euro-zone banks' overnight deposits with the European Central Bank rose somewhat Friday but were off the recent peaks, while markets are watching closely the ECB's weekly data on government bond purchases due later Monday and the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

ECB to tread carefully with historic rate rise

The European Central Bank is poised to raise interest rates from a record low 1.0% on Thursday and more is likely to follow but, fearful of heaping more pain on the euro zone's stragglers, it will give few clues about when the next m [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

European Banks Borrow EUR 131.9 Bln From ECB

The European Central Bank on Thursday said it lent firms EUR 131.9 billion for three months. However, this was much smaller than the expected borrowing of around EUR 200 billion. The latest figure suggests that the dependence of euro are [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Spain's Banks Raise ECB Long-Term Financing to Most Since 2...

Spanish banks increased longer-term borrowing from the European Central Bank last month to the most in 1 1/2 years, according to data compiled by the Bank of Spain. The country’s lenders raised 89.4 billion euros ($109 billion [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

MONEY MARKETS-Bank loan rates near lows as ECB, BOE hold

U.S. commercial paper issuance rose for an eighth straight week while bank borrowing costs held near record lows on Thursday, further evidence of improvement for struggling credit markets. However, plenty of concern remained on the ec [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

European Bonds May Decline After ECB Signals Risks to Inflat...

European government bonds may extend declines after Jean-Claude Trichet, the head of the regions central bank, said it is ready to counter strong upward pressure on inflation.Benchmark debt fell after Trichet said some central bank policy m [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

India Tightens ECB Norms To Check Rising Rupee

The Indian government Tuesday tightened the norms for companies to borrow from overseas to check the rise in rupee value against other currencies by managing the flow of foreign funds into the country, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. [...]