FRANKFURT Christine Lagarde struck a more upbeat tone on the economy in her first news conference as head of the European Central Bank on Thursday and promised a new style of leadership as she outlined a sweeping one-year review of the bank's workings. | Video
FRANKFURT, Dec 12 Presiding over her first meeting of the European Central Bank on Thursday, Christine Lagarde is all but certain to keep money taps wide open and may provide fresh clues about a broader policy revamp that could become the cornerstone of her tenure.
FRANKFURT Christine Lagarde has called the fight against climate change "mission critical" for the European Central Bank but she will struggle to match those words with actions during her eight years leading Europe's most powerful financial institution.
* New president Lagarde set to redistribute responsibilities (Adds comments from Panetta and Schnabel)
FRANKFURT, Nov 29 The German and Italian appointees to the European Central Bank's board are vying for control of the ECB's market operations, a key position that involves running its vast money-printing programme, two sources told Reuters.
FRANKFURT The euro zone needs to create more of its economic growth at home, including via greater public investment, if it is to withstand weakness abroad and become more balanced internally, new European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Friday. | Video
FRANKFURT, Nov 14 New European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has been urged to make decisions at the powerful institution more consensual after years of tight control by her predecessor Mario Draghi, four sources told Reuters.
FRANKFURT New European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has been urged to make decisions at the powerful institution more consensual after years of tight control by her predecessor Mario Draghi, four sources told Reuters.
FRANKFURT European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde took members of the rate-setting Governing Council on a private retreat on Wednesday to discuss the inner workings of the bank's top body, the ECB said on Wednesday, confirming an earlier Reuters story.
Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner and had also detained 30 people involved in protests that have swept the nation for four days since the military belatedly admitted its error.