Jeff Black, Bloomberg

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  Bundesbank Criticizes ECB Bond Plan

  By Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  August 20, 2012

  German stance widens the dispute over how to deal with Europe’s sovereign debt crisis.

• ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged

  By Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  August 2, 2012

  Central bank refrains from action despite clamor for further stimulus.

• ECB Switches View on Bank Bonds

  By Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  July 16, 2012

  Central bank said to drop opposition to forcing losses on bank bondholders.

• ECB Cuts Benchmark Rate

  By Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  July 5, 2012

  Central bank also lowers its rate on overnight deposits to zero.

• Euro-Area Lending Contracts

  By Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  June 29, 2012

  May loans down 0.1%, in the first decline in more than two years.

• Spain Keeps Debt Crisis Alive

  By Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  April 4, 2012

  ECB President Draghi quashes talk of early exit from stimulus measures.

• ECB: No Greek Debt as Collateral

  By Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  February 28, 2012

  Move follows S&P downgrade; will last until mid-March.

• ECB to Lend Dollars to Euro-Area Banks

  By Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  September 15, 2011

  European Central Bank to coordinate with Fed on dollar liquidity operations.

• Resignation Deals a Blow to ECB

  By Matthew Brockett, Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  September 9, 2011

  Exiting chief economist Stark opposed bank’s purchases of Italian, Spanish bonds

• ECB Buys Italian, Spanish Debt

  By Matthew Brockett, Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  August 8, 2011

  Central bank purchases trigger bond rallies in Italy, Spain.