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ECB to Use Manoeuvring Room on Rates, Says Weber

Frankfurt - The European Central Bank has manoeuvring room regarding interest rates, which we will use, ECB Governing Council member Axel Weber said in Berlin on Friday, suggesting that the current level of 1.50% is not the lowest the ECB is willing to bring its key policy rate to.Weber also said the central bank could offer longer term refinancing loans.Raising the maturities in our repo operations could help to guarantee financing security, the central banker said.Written by CEP

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EU Preview: ECB to Cut Rate to Record Low, Announce Extension to Refi Operations (Update)

Record low inflation coupled with ongoing declines in consumer sentiment and economic activity will leave the European Central Bank with little choice but to reduce its main refinancing rate yet again, economists say.Ahead of the ECB's Governing Council meeting on Thursday, a majority of economists and market participants expect the central bank to cut its key policy rate to a record low 1.0% from 1.5%. A 50bp cut would leave interest rates 325 basis points below where

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Global Economy in Steep Downturn, Says ECB's Weber

Frankfurt - European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber said the global economy is in a deep slump and noted downside growth risks, including ongoing financial market turbulence.Because of the declining demand for exports, the German economy will be particularly strongly affected, Weber said at the Bundesbank following the central bank's annual report. Earlier on Tuesday, the Federal Statistics Office reported that German exports fell 4.4% month-over-month and 20.7% year-over-year in February to €66.6 billion. The central

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ECB's Weber Says No Reason to Bring Rates Below 1%

Frankfurt - European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber reiterated that the ECB's key policy rate should not fall below 1%.I see the bottom line to which interest rates should fall at 1%, Weber said at a press conference in Frankfurt on Tuesday. He said the ECB already had a very expansionary monetary policy and called on banks to pass on rate cuts to their clients.However, Weber acknowledged that the central bank still has room to bring

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EU Preview: ECB to Cut Rate to Record Low, Announce Extension to Refi Operations

Record low inflation coupled with ongoing declines in consumer sentiment and economic activity will leave the European Central Bank with little choice but to reduce its main refinancing rate yet again, economists say.Ahead of the ECB's Governing Council meeting on Thursday, a majority of economists and market participants expect the central bank to cut its key policy rate to a record low 1.0% from 1.5%. A 50bp cut would leave interest rates 325 basis points below where

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ECB Monthly Bulletin Notes Below-Target Inflation, Deteriorating Global Demand

Frankfurt - Euro zone inflation is expected to remain well below 2% this year and the next, while both global and domestic demand will continue to deteriorate in 2009 before gradually recovering, the European Central Bank said in its monthly bulletin, echoing ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet's introductory remarks.At its March 5 policy meeting, the ECB Governing Council voted to cut its main refinancing rate 50 basis points to a record low 1.5%. The central bank also released its

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ECB's Quaden Still Sees Room For Maneuver on Rates

Frankfurt - The European Central Bank has not yet exhausted its maneuvering room on rates, ECB Governing Council member Guy Quaden said.However, speaking in an interview with Belgian magazine Trend-Tendances published on Thursday, the central banker refused to give lower bound for the ECB's main refinancing rate. I will not fix a limit, Quaden said. I'm simply saying a rate of 1.5% is not the lowest point we would be able to achieve.Quaden also said that the ECB

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ECB's Bonello Says Alternative Monetary Policies May Not Be Needed

While European Central Bankers are examining alternative monetary policies, they may not be needed, according to Governing Council member Michael Bonello on Friday.In an interview with Reuters, the central banker said that in principle alternative polices, would not be necessary if the price stability objective... can be achieved through traditional means. Furthermore, evidence suggests that previous rate cuts are having an impact on the real economy, he added. Alternative policies can also be difficult to craft

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ECB Officials Says Central Bank Considering "All Options"

Frankfurt - The European Central Bank still has room to lower its main refinancing rate further and is considering other measures to help support economic growth, senior officials said.Speaking to Bloomberg News in Prague on Monday, ECB Governing Council member Guy Quaden told Bloomberg News says that the ECB's key policy rate is not yet at its lowest level and that the decision to cut the main refi rate to 1.25% is not the end of the story.

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Euro Stronger Ahead of Rate ECB Decision

The euro is stronger on Thursday ahead of the European Central Bank's rate decision.At 7:45 a.m. EDT, the European Central Bank will make its interest rate decision, and economists expect a 50 bps rate cut to 1.00%. An implied market forecast according to the EONIA curve suggests markets have priced in a 24% chance of a 50 bps reduction, with a 25 bps cut fully priced in. The announcement will be followed by a press conference from

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