Topic: Claude Trichet

Within hours of being sworn into office in mid-May, French President Francois Hollande was headed to Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The European Central Bank left its overnight bank-to-bank lending rate unchanged Thursday citing an uneven economic recovery.

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank on Thursday opted to continue with a bank-to-bank lending rate of 1 percent.

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said there were definitive signs of improvement in the European economy.

The European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged Thursday at 4.25 percent, bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in a news conference.

The head of the European Central Bank said Tuesday growth in Europe next year is likely to be lower than expected due to high oil prices.

The head of the European Central Bank said Thursday there is growing concern about higher energy prices increasing inflationary pressures.

European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet said Tuesday in Philadelphia the Federal Reserve's policy of not defining an inflation target hasn't hurt.

The head of the European Central Bank said Monday members of the eurozone should continue adhering to strict deficit-to-GDP ratios.

French President Jacques Chirac has confirmed the European Union summit in Greece endorsed Jean-Claude Trichet as the next head of the European Central Bank.