ECB

The European Central Bank is set to shift to a negative deposit rate for the first time in its history, German newspaper Der Spiegel has reported.

European equity managers are rotating into quality stocks with global exposure as the European Central Bank (ECB) prepares to combat a buoyant euro.

The pressure points in markets as ECB prepares for action

Playing the interest rate game

The average strategic bond fund now holds less than half its assets in the UK, as managers "starved" of opportunities rotate into Europe, the US, and emerging market debt.

CURRENCIES

Bond managers are becoming more bearish on peripheral Europe corporate debt, turning to core names and the US as spreads tighten to post-crisis lows.

The European Central Bank will consider quantitative easing among other measures to avoid a long period of low inflation, its president has confirmed.

COMMENT

The president of the European Central Bank (ECB) has said the currency crisis in Ukraine could have serious and long-lasting implications for the European energy market.