ECB’s Linde Says Negative Yields Won’t Last as Economy Recovers

European Central Bank Governing Council member Luis Maria Linde said negative yields on Spanish debt probably won’t persist as the recovery continues.

ECB deflation fears sparked QE launch

Fears of continued deflation in the euro zone spurred the European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council to launch its controversial quantitative easing program in January, minutes of the key policy meeting revealed.

Eyes on Fed after ECB, other bank stimulus moves

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could be key for Wall Street next week as investors get to hear from the U.S. central bank for the first time since a series of moves by its global peers, including the European Central Bank's massive stimulus plan.

US factory figures help bring calm to markets after days of turmoil

Strong US factory output growth and the intervention of a senior American central bank official brought some relief to markets following three days of turmoil that have knocked billions of pounds off the value of the FTSE 100.

OECD slashes growth forecasts, urges aggressive ECB action

(Reuters) - The OECD slashed its growth forecasts for major developed economies on Monday, urging much more aggressive ECB stimulus to ward off the risk of deflation in a subdued euro zone.

Stronger euro justifies easier monetary policy: ECB's Coeure

(Reuters) - A stronger euro is justification for an easier monetary policy, European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure said in an interview with the Robert Schuman Foundation think tank.

Italy Posts Biggest Consumer Price Decline on Record Amid Slump

Italy’s consumer prices this month dropped the most since records began after the euro-area’s third-largest economy slipped into recession, adding to concerns that the region might be headed toward deflation.

Disappearing euro zone inflation set to heighten ECB concerns

(Reuters) - Euro zone inflation dropped to a fresh five-year low in August, data showed on Friday, something likely to concern the European Central Bank but not force it into immediate policy action.

U.S. consumer sentiment dips in preliminary July reading

(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment dipped in early July while an index of consumer expectations weakened for a third straight month, a survey released on Friday showed.

ECB looks to banks to deliver quantitative easing on its behalf

(Reuters) - The European Central Bank is hoping a new round of long-term loans will be used by banks to drive down borrowing costs - a substitute for an asset-purchase scheme of its own which would avert a potentially damaging internal split.

Deflation risks in euro zone low: European Commission

(Reuters) - The risk of deflation in the euro zone is very low, the European Commission said on Monday, but price growth will pick up more slowly than expected this year and next, partly because of a stronger euro and a weak recovery.

Bank of Canada's Poloz eyeing global deflationary risk

(Reuters) - Policymakers are closely watching the risk of deflation in several advanced economies but they are encouraged by signs of a continuing improvements in the economic outlook, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Friday.

ECB keeps interest rates on hold at 0.25%

The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low of 0.25%. It comes despite the fact that inflation in the currency bloc fell to a five year low in March.

Abe Aide Urges BOJ Law Revision to Boost Inflation Expectations

Japan should revise its central bank law to make it accountable for job creation and ending deflation, said Etsuro Honda, an economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

No need to hurry with sales tax hikes: Japan PM adviser Koichi Hamada

TOKYO: Japan's government has no need to hurry to raise the sales tax and could consider delaying its scheduled increase by one year, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said after data showed the economy expanded less than expected in the second quarter.

Japan PM adviser urges unlimited BOJ easing, higher price goal

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should buy more long-dated government bonds and a wider variety of risk asset types, including foreign bonds, to achieve 2 to 3 percent inflation, Koichi Hamada, a special economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said on Thursday.