ECB says Italy’s budget risks damage in the long run

Chief economist Peter Praet signalled ECB won’t intervene if problems remain localised

Sharon Donnery loses out to Italian for top ECB banking job

Development boosts Central Bank governor Philip Lane’s chances of ECB executive role

Sharon Donnery gets closer to top euro zone bank job

Central Bank of Ireland’s deputy governor in race to helm Single Supervisory Mechanism

Germany reported to back Lane and Donnery for ECB posts

Central Bank chiefs get Berlin’s backing for top euro-zone positions

EU member states jockey for positions as top jobs to be filled

Europe Letter: France and Germany lead field in expectation of key roles in institutions

Germany backs Sharon Donnery as ECB bank watchdog chief - source

ECB looking for replacement to succeed Daniele Nouy as head of the SSM

Irish success in next ECB race could scupper Philip Lane’s chances

Sharon Donnery’s success would almost certainly torpedo her boss’s ECB ambitions

ECB more confident of weaning euro zone off crisis-era support

Bank on track to end €2.5 trillion quantitative easing programme this year

Will an Irish person finally get a big ECB job?

Sharon Donnery is in the running for head of banking supervision, but she has competitors

Euro on track for worst week in 19 months on ECB stance

Euro slumped nearly 1.9% on Thursday, its largest one-day fall since 2016 Brexit vote

Inflation rises to 0.4% on foot of stronger oil prices

Latest Irish figures show prices are being driven by higher transport costs

Stocks extend rally in Asia on confidence in global economic growth

Momentum in US tech shares lifts global markets

ECB close to settling question of bond-buying programme

Upcoming policy meeting pivotal for reaching decision on QE, ECB chief economist says

Ireland to skip ECB banking chair battle as top Philip Lane role eyed

Sharon Donnery tipped to succeed governor in Central Bank if he moves to ECB

As one ECB door closes for Lane, could he be the next chief economist?

Cantillon: Peter Praet’s retirement means a plum EU vacancy but it’s politics that will decide

Philip Lane: From star pupil to ECB hopeful with Nobel potential

The Central Bank governor could finally secure an ECB executive board seat for Ireland

Philip Lane unlikely to beat Spain to ECB job - survey

Irish and Spanish candidates for VP role to be quizzed at European Parliament

ECB board shake-up kicks off with vice-president’s job

Spain’s Luis de Guindos well placed in contest but the Central Bank’s Philip Lane may also be in contention

ECB roles may lure Central Bank executives

Cantillon: Philip Lane and Sharon Donnery could be in frame for looming ECB jobs

Draghi pledges rock-bottom rates as Germany calls for change

ECB chief promises to keep rates at current level past end of bond-buying programme

ECB ‘shouldn’t wait too long’ before removing stimulus

Board member says bank should be prepared to change stance quickly if necessary

ECB’s Praet says there is still scope for lower interest rates

Europe’s shared currency weakened against most of its 16 major peers on Friday

ECB’s top economist signals need to act to maintain confidence

Peter Praet warns bank could lose faith of investors and consumers

Security jitters drive European investors back to safe havens

Stocks down while core bonds up as investors ponder latest developments in Paris

Euro-area government bonds rise on ECB inflation remarks

Executive board member Peter Praet said policy makers would ‘forcefully react’ to defend inflation objective

Asia stocks take heart from Wall Street rally

Sharp rebound in Asia likely to see European markets open as much as 2% higher

ECB policymakers raise concerns about upbeat growth forecasts

Separately, Standard & Poor upgrades euro zone outlook on back of cheap oil, weak euro and QE

ECB to unveil some details of €1tn bond buying plan today

The European Central Bank is expected to focus on improved growth prospects, keep rates on hold and unveil some -but not all -the details of its €1 trillion-plus bond buying plan

ECB minutes show official warned of risks of delaying money printing

Some central bankers argued that QE should be more limited

ECB to hear today if bond-buying programme breaks law

Case was referred to European Court of Justice by German constitutional court

Euro falls as Draghi voices deflation fears

Ireland’s 10-year bond yields drop to a new low of 1.164 per cent on QE expectations

European Central Bank may need to do more to boost economy

ECB worries that due to crisis people are adapting spending and prolonging weak growth

ECB’s Praet to recommend cutting main rate to 0.15 pct, says ‘Spiegel’ magazine

The bank also wants to introduce a negative rate on bank deposits for the first time

Euro weakens as ECB member says negative rates are an option

Bank considering range of stimulus measures in advance of June's rate-setting meeting

ECB interest rate cut ‘more or less a done deal’

Frankfurt said to be preparing package of policy options for its upcoming June meeting

NTMA raises €1bn as regular bond auctions resume

Agency sees strong demand for 10-year Government debt at bond sale

European stress tests may take tough approach on sovereign debt

ECB board member said it may require banks to hold capital against sovereign bonds

Stocks edge forward on rising confidence

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