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ECB Economic Bulletin: Economic Recovery Surprised Positively; Growth to Continue

ECB Economic Bulletin: Economic Recovery Surprised Positively; Growth to Continue

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The economic recovery in the euro area at the beginning of 2024 was broader than the March 2024 staff projections anticipated, and growth should continue with the support of private consumption, according to the latest Economic Bulletin published Thursday by the European Central Bank.

20 June 2024 Central Bank News
Exclusive: ECB’s Centeno: ‘Let's leave all options open to July’

Exclusive: ECB’s Centeno: ‘Let's leave all options open to July’

By David Barwick – DUBROVNIK, Croatia (Econostream) – The European Central Bank should leave open the possibility of cutting euro area interest rates again at the July monetary policy meeting, according to ECB Governing Council member Mário Centeno.

20 June 2024 Central Bank News
Central Bank of Ireland: Irish Economy Resumes Growth After Retraction

Central Bank of Ireland: Irish Economy Resumes Growth After Retraction

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Irish gross domestic product rose by 0.9% on the quarter in Q1 after five successive periods of retraction, and the domestic economy was projected to keep gradually expanding, the Central Bank of Ireland said on Tuesday in its latest quarterly bulletin.

18 June 2024 Central Bank News
ECB’s Villeroy: France Should Not Further Increase Deficits

ECB’s Villeroy: France Should Not Further Increase Deficits

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Tuesday said that French economic and budgetary strategy needed to be clarified and that deficits should not be further expanded.

18 June 2024 Central Bank News