EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

ECB's Lagarde tells eurozone to 'innovate and invest'

Low rates to keep sapping bank profits: ECB

'See you. Off to work now!'

Mario Draghi, the outgoing President of the European Central Bank (ECB) presented a bell to his successor Christine Lagarde at a handing over ceremony earlier this week

New ECB head Christine Lagarde (right) wants Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) to increase public spending to give the sluggish European economy a boost, a move supported by French President Emmanuel Macon (centre)

New ECB head Christine Lagarde (right) wants Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) to increase public spending to give the sluggish European economy a boost, a move supported by French President Emmanuel Macon (centre)

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi left interest rates unchanged at his last meeting as ECB president

Departing European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said Thursday the proudest legacy from his eight-year term was the ability to "never give up" in the face of economic crises, internal dissent and external criticism."In a sense, this is a part of our legacy: never give up," Draghi said at his last press conference in Frankfurt of his work with colleagues on the ECB governing council since 2011.

Mario Draghi is stepping down after eight years as president of the European Central Bank

She joins the ECB at a moment of trench warfare over policy

IMF 2019 growth forecasts expect the overall eurozone economy to expand by 1.2 percent, and that of Greece by 2.0 percent

Dissenting voices have 'rarely been as loud and persistent'

A big eurozone budget would have made for a speedier recovery from the financial crisis, Draghi says

Merkel cautioned against 'overburdening' the central bank

No reasons were given for Sabine Lautenschlaeger's decision to resign from the European Central Bank

The European Central Bank chief, in a December 13 2018 image, has said eurozone fiscal rules should be revisited

Mario Draghi is scheduled to hand over the reins of the ECB to Christine Lagarde

Higher open likely for the U.S. markets Friday as key equity gauges were looking up Friday morning.

Repairing or building new transportation infrastruce is one way Germany could invest in its economy

Wall Street's three indices Thursday almost broke its record on a spate of encouraging news.

The European Central Bank dropped interest rates by 1% and announced a new round of bond-buying.