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    ECB to print €1 trillion in bid to stimulate economies

    The European Central Bank is today set to pull the trigger on a major money-printing programme to stimulate the region's moribund economy. In a widely-anticipated move ECB president Mario Draghi is expected to signal the start of a one

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    ECB interest rate cut stuns markets

    The European Central Bank has stunned markets by slashing interest rates to a new low of 0.25% on worries over low inflation and persistent weak growth. The ECB said its decision to cut its base rate from 0.5% was based on the likelihood that

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    ECB slashes rates to record low

    The European Central Bank has made another attempt to revive Europe's flagging economy by slashing its key interest rate to a record low. The ECB cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.5% from 0.75% as Britain's biggest trading partner

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    Supervisor role for ECB proposed

    The European Commission wants the European Central Bank to be the supervisor for all the banks in the 17 countries that use the euro and have the power to fine institutions. The creation of a single supervisor for banks would be an important step

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    Banks loaned £446bn to ease crisis

    The European Central Bank (ECB) has made £446 billion in low-interest loans to banks in the second round of a massive credit infusion that has been credited with easing the eurozone debt crisis. The offer of credit for three years was taken up by