Tag Archives: QE

Interest rates will remain low level for a long time and central banks could continue using quantative easing (QE) tools in the future, a study “Monetary policy in a low interest rate world” by the Bank of Greece mentioned on Thursday. The report was presented by Dimitris Malliaropoulos, director of …

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Head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, said on Monday that Greece can be part of  Quantitative Easing program (QE) if it has a wavier. He reiterated that the ECB will make its own sustainability analysis of the Greek debt after it exits the bailout program.  Responding to questions …

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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi effectively put an end to a debate about the inclusion of Greek bonds in the ECB’s asset-purchase program, saying commitments offered by creditors earlier this month still don’t provide sufficient clarity on the country’s future debt path. The debt measures Greece adopted are “still …

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The European Central Bank is unlikely to include Greek bonds in its asset-purchase program for the foreseeable future, a person familiar with the matter said, as European creditors aren’t prepared to offer substantially easier repayment terms on bailout loans to improve the nation’s debt outlook. Lack of clarity on debt …

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Mario Draghi joined the club of those delaying return of Greece to the international markets. The European Central Bank will not consider including Greek government bonds in its asset purchases program before a pending bailout review is concluded and creditors agree to ease the country’s burden, Mario Draghi said on …

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Senior bank officials hail the provisional agreement between the government and its creditors as a major step toward the normalization of the economy and the credit system but estimate it will take more time for the country to join the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing (QE) program. They note that …

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“There are great social problems that need to be solved step by step, but for the first time we are facing the exit of the seven-year crisis”, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Friday said in an interview to Kokkino radio station. He underlined that the issues remaining to be solved …

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The decision reached by Eurozone finance ministers in Malta concerning Greece increases the chances of a solution for completing the second review of the Greek programme before May 22, according to a report by J. P. Morgan released on Monday. The U.S. banking and financial services giant said the decisions …

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A sustainable Greek debt and completion of the second review of the Greek programme are necessary prerequisites for Greece’s inclusion in the quantitative easing, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi said on Monday. Addressing the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in Brussels, Draghi explained that the sustainability …

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Without conclusion of the second program review there will be no discussion on debt neither we will enter ECB’s Quantitative Easing and consequently return to the markets. This dramatic warning came from Greece’s Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Monday. Speaking at the conference “Time for the Greek Economy” in Athens, …

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Head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi expressed concern about the sustainability of the Greek debt and said that assessment on the debt was necessary before Greece could participate in the Quantitative Easing Program. “Discussions on the sustainability of the Greek debt continued. We expressed concern, and steps should …

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It isn’t about competitiveness and even lower minimum wages. It isn’t about the constantly changing taxation system and the over taxation. It isn’t about lack of growth-friendly policies, like lower tax rates and fast implementation of structural  -see: labor – reforms. It is about Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank …

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Greek bonds will soon become eligible for the European Central Bank’s asset-purchase program, paving the way for an easing of capital controls, and the gradual recovery of investor confidence, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said. In an interview to Bloomberg, the Greek Finance Minister said also that once Greece is part …

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Kissed by Prince Mario Draghi, Greece’s sleeping economy beauty finally woke up: the Athens Stock Exchange rallies at +4%, Banks cheer with +8.14%-24.31% and Greek bond yield went down 20 bps. Reason for this Friday party was the decision of European Central Bank to include Greece’s EFSEF bonds in ECB’s …

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The European Central Bank and Mario Draghi announced today a new cut in the deposit interest rates.  The rate cut will be 10 basis points and down by -0.30%.  The deposit rate has been cut from -0.2% to -0.3%. “At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that …

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Greece has to pass a review of its bailout programme and show a commitment to reforms before the European Central Bank can start buying its bonds as part of the bank’s asset purchase programme, ECB President Mario Draghi said on Thursday. Greece has so far been excluded from the quantitative …

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German state broadcaster ARD aired a documentary that shocked many conservatives, neoliberals and hardliners accord the German country. The documentary with the title “The trail of the Troika – Power without Control” , a documentary produced by RBB from network ARTE showed to Germans a different approach to the Greek …

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The European Central Bank announced its Quantitative Easing (QE) program and set limits on buying Greek government bonds for at least six months. ECB President Mario Draghi said that Greece will be ineligible for the ECB’s 1.1 trillion-euro ($1.3 trillion) program until at least July because of limits on how …

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated on Wednesday that the ECB is independent in its decision-making but said it is important nevertheless for the central bank to avoid sending any signals that could undermine the need for structural reforms. “The ECB hasn’t made any decisions yet,” Merkel said at a news …

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Only if you live in Greece and read every crap posted on mainstream websites or listen to mainstream media to realized the fear-mongering propaganda Greek voters are exposed to, just days before the parliamentary elections next Sunday. One of the striking examples we witnessed Monday morning. The news was referring …

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