Euro zone inflationary pressures at four-year high - ECRI

LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone inflationary pressures are at a four-year high, suggesting the European Central Bank's trillion-euro bond-buying programme is working, an indicator designed to predict cyclical trends showed on Thursday.

Euro zone inflation dips; Italian jobless hits record

Euro zone inflation fell again in November amid expectations that the European Central Bank (ECB) could try to bolster the region's economy by announcing further stimulus measures.

ECB warned euro zone inflation, growth to be lower than expected

(Reuters) - Professional forecasters have cut their outlook for euro zone inflation and growth, underlining a trend that could prompt the European Central Bank to take more action to kick-start the region's flagging economy.

ECB in policy limbo, boxed in by its own plans

(Reuters) - The European Central Bank is in a policy no man's land, bombarded by news of a stagnating euro zone economy but hesitant to move forward with new stimulus until measures it loaded in June have ignited.

Draghi, worried by strong euro, says ECB poised to act as soon as June

(Reuters) - The European Central Bank is ready to take action next month to boost the euro zone economy if updated inflation forecasts merit it, its president said on Thursday, warning outsiders not to pressure the bank into action.

Euro zone businesses off to bumper start in second quarter: PMI

(Reuters) - Euro zone businesses had a solid start to the second quarter of the year with activity picking up at its fastest pace in almost three years, surveys showed on Tuesday, suggesting a broad-based recovery is taking hold in the bloc.

ECB's Constancio watching more than just April inflation data

(Reuters) - The European Central Bank's vice president said on Monday that April's inflation figures due later this week should not alone trigger a policy change because "it's not just one or two numbers that matter".

M&A talk lifts European shares, euro dips to two-week low

LONDON (Reuters) - M&A talk in the pharmaceutical sector lifted European shares on Tuesday, but failed to support the euro, which dipped to a two-week low against the dollar as ECB policymakers renewed efforts to weaken it.

Euro zone inflation sticks in 'danger zone', keeps ECB under pressure

(Reuters) - A drop in March euro zone inflation to its lowest level since November 2009 was confirmed on Wednesday, keeping pressure on the European Central Bank to intervene if prices do not rebound.

Euro zone inflation drops to lowest since 2009

(Reuters) - Euro zone inflation hit its lowest level since November 2009 in March, a shock drop that raises expectations the European Central Bank will take radical action to stop the threat of deflation in the currency bloc.

Euro zone inflation stabilizes in 'danger zone'

(Reuters) - Euro zone inflation stabilized in the European Central Bank's "danger zone" in February but did not fall as expected, making it less likely the ECB will loosen monetary policy further at its monthly meeting next week.

Euro zone lending contraction compounds ECB headache

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lending to households and firms in the euro zone fell again in January and money supply growth remained subdued, adding to pressure on the European Central Bank to take action next week to support the economy.

Spanish and Italian yields head back towards 8-year lows

LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Spanish and Italian bond yields fell back towards eight-year lows on Friday in a broad based rally in euro zone debt as uncertainty over the bloc's growth outlook bolstered expectations of further ECB policy easing.

Euro zone inflation slows in December, IMF flags deflation risk

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation slowed in December, the European Union's statistics office confirmed on Thursday, in what the European Central Bank attributed last week to a one-off change in the method of calculating price growth in Germany.

Euro zone factories end 2013 on a high, but France a worry: PMIs

(Reuters) - Euro zone manufacturing grew at the fastest rate since mid-2011 in December on brisk business in Germany and Italy, setting the stage for a solid start to the year after a tumultuous 2013, a survey showed on Thursday.

ECB's Draghi backs Schaeuble's "currency commissioner": Spiegel

(Reuters) - European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi has thrown his weight behind a proposal by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble to radically expand the powers of the European Union's monetary affairs commissioner.

Euro zone inflation steady, room for ECB move

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation held steady at a 16-month low in June, kept in check by a sharp fall in oil prices and supporting an already strong case for a near-term interest rate cut by the European Central Bank.