ECB chief warns high oil prices could hurt eurozone recovery
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FRANKFURT  - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet warned that persistent high oil prices could dampen the strength of the economic recovery in the eurozone.
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European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet signaled the bank is likely to cut its forecast for 2005 economic growth as the increase in oil prices takes its toll on consumer spending and investment.
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The European Union&#39;s head office issued a bleak economic report Tuesday, warning that the sharp rise in oil prices will &quot;take its toll&quot; on economic growth next year while the euro&#39;s renewed climb could threaten crucial exports.
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European Central Bank Chief Economist Otmar Issing said the recent surge in oil prices hasn&#39;t prompted labor unions to raise their wage demands, allowing inflation to slow should oil prices continue to retreat.
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A top European Union economic official Friday played down the impact of rising oil prices on the bloc's economic recovery.
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The head of the European Central Bank said Thursday there is growing concern about higher energy prices increasing inflationary pressures.
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BRUSSELS (CP) - Economic recovery among the 12 countries that use the euro common currency remains on track despite the threat of high oil prices, the head of the European Central Bank said Wednesday.
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The crisis in the US housing market risks spreading to the whole of the nation&#39;s economy, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet said Monday on behalf of world central bankers.
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The European Central Bank repeated concern Thursday about inflationary pressures in the 13-nation eurozone, a day after saying it would join a coordinated liquidity injection with four other central banks.
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Alan Greenspan came to the home of the euro today and warned anxious Europeans to expect little relief from the relentless decline of the dollar against their currency.
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Inflation rates in Europe are unlikely to fall below the European Central Bank&#39;s 2 percent target for the rest of the year because of high oil prices, ECB board member Ottmar Issing said Sunday.
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RECORD oil prices are likely to depress growth in the 12-nation eurozone next year, the European Commission warned yesterday as crude stayed close to the all-time highs it hit on Monday.
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A Bank of England rate-setter warns that a downward spiral of falling house prices threatens the economy.
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Business leaders in Germany appeared wary about the outlook for the eurozone's biggest economy, as the German government insisted that the current recovery would continue, even if surging oil prices would brake growth slightly.
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Escalating fears the fallout from the US housing slowdown would spill over into Europe dragged Europe's indices lower on Monday, as central bankers said higher oil costs and the rising cost of credit would also weigh on growth.
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European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Thursday the ECB would monitor price risks and financial markets very closely, toning down his anti-inflation rhetoric after it left its key interest rate at 4.0 percent.
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Eurozone figures due out this week will confirm that confidence is slumping due to high oil prices and the rise of the euro, and that inflation is easing, economists said.