G-7 Finance Ministers meet at Treasury Department in Washington
European Central Bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet poses for a photograph at the Treasury Department in Washington on October 19, 2007. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank left its overnight bank-to-bank lending rate unchanged Thursday citing an uneven economic recovery.
FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank said Thursday it would keep its key lending rates unchanged.
FRANKFURT, Germany, July 13 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank might by headed by a Frenchman, Jean-Claude Trichet, who used to run the Banque de France, but its headquarters is in Frankfurt, and its soul and its policies continue to be profoundly German.
FRANKFURT, Germany, July 6 (UPI) -- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said he was "very clear" in his support of the U.S. dollar as the primary central bank reserve currency.
FRANKFURT, Germany, July 2 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank left its key lending rate unchanged at 1 percent Thursday, a move anticipated by many economists.
FRANKFURT, Germany, June 4 (UPI) -- The Governing Council of the European Central Bank on Thursday opted to continue with a bank-to-bank lending rate of 1 percent.
BASEL, Switzerland, May 12 (UPI) -- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said there were definitive signs of improvement in the European economy.
FRANKFURT, Germany, April 2 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank said Thursday it would lower its key lending rate a quarter of a percentage point to 1.25 percent, effective April 8.