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Financial stability risks have increased as the conflict has impacted all aspects of economic activity and financing conditions, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos

In recent times, central bankers have stressed the need to be nimble, humble even. Recent mistakes warrant some humility

Against a basket of its rivals, the dollar fell 0.3% to 101.79, its lowest level since April 26

Lagarde said she's skeptical of crypto's value, contrasting it with the ECB's digital euro -- a project that may come to fruition in the next four years

The ECB should end its stimulus bond-buying scheme "early in the third quarter", Lagarde said in a speech in Ljubljana

Inflation is pushing central banks to shrink their balance sheets as they hike interest rates, adding a new risk for the world economy hit by war and lockdowns

European Central Bank officials said on Thursday that the central bank might start hiking euro zone rates as early as July

ECB President Christine Lagarde struck a dovish tone by saying the central bank might need to cut its growth outlook

Lagarde said there was no clear timeframe for when rates would start to rise, adding it could be weeks or even several months after the end of stimulus

Interest rates will, however, only go up "some time" after the end of bond buys and they will be gradual, the ECB added

Ahead of the ECB's decision, due at 1145 GMT, the broader Euro STOXX 600 gained 0.1%, with French shares adding 0.4% and German stocks up up 0.2%

Money markets are pricing in about 70 basis points of interest rate tightening by December.

Inflation in the United Kingdom accelerated to 7% in the 12 months through March, the highest annual rate since March 1992, the Office for National Statistics said

The Russia-Ukraine war has added to the uncertainties amid which the ECB chose to adopt a prudent stance in formulating its agenda for rate hikes, according to minutes released by the central bank.

The U.S. dollar climbed to a five-year high on the yen after a strong U.S. inflation report.

The dollar hit a new five-year high on the yen on Friday after a strong U.S. inflation report, while the euro struggled to hold its own as a hawkish turn from the European Central Bank was offset by g

Global share markets slid on Thursday as U.S. inflation hit almost 8%, making it almost certain the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week

The euro retreated from its overnight gains on Thursday following the European Central Bank's announcement it will phase out its stimulus in the third quarter

February's record 5.8 per cent inflation rate and the prospect of an even higher reading in March intensified pressure on the bank to act in line with its inflation-busting mandate

The euro touched a 22-month low of $1.0804 earlier in the week, with investors expecting the crisis in Ukraine to have a sizeable impact on European growth.