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Global stocks, gold, bonds slide on ECB taper talk

Gold plunged 3.3 per cent on Tuesday, its biggest tumble since September 2013

ECB policy effective, so only minor tweaks ahead

The ECB is increasingly aware of the limits of quantitative easing and considers the programme effective

ECB policymakers say rates near bottom even if recovery is disappointing

ECB has cut rates aggressively, giving banks super cheap loans and pumping over a trillion euros into economy through assets purchases

ECB holds rates, keeps March date for ending asset buys

With unemployment at 10%, govts holding back on spending as they reduce debt piles, and companies producing far less than they can, growth cannot take off, putting a lid on inflation

ECB likely to point to more easing as it charts steady course

Growth and inflation remain anaemic and ECB is already losing much of its firepower

ECB holds rates amid growing headwinds

ECB kept its rate on bank overnight deposits, generally seen as its primary interest rate tool, at -0.40%.

ECB scraps obligation on banks to report bad loans as low as 100 euros

The new threshold will be 25,000 euros, as it is for all other types of credit

Emerging market challenges unlikely to be overcome quickly, ECB says

The ECB said potential growth among some key emerging economies has weakened, raising the risk of a "sizable" negative impact on global growth

ECB keeps rates unchanged; prints money to raise inflation

The main refinancing rate, which determines the cost of credit in the economy was unchanged at 0%

No upturn soon in ECBs despite new rules

Bankers and analysts say the policy change is conductive in the long run for companies to use the ECB route

ECB leads the big parade, Fed strolls the other way

The ECB seeks to have inflation running at just below 2%, something it has not had since early 2013

Euro up as Mario Draghi muddles easing message, Asia nonplussed

ECB chief Mario Draghi suggested it was running out of room to cut interest rates, even if other stimulus options remained

ECB cuts rates, increases asset buys more than expected

Expands its QE asset-buying programme to 80 bn euros a month from 60 bn euros and cuts deposit rate to -0.4% from -0.3%

ECB cuts rates, expands asset-buying programme to boost economy

It expanded its quantitative easing asset-buying programme to 80 bn euros a month from 60 bn euros and cut its deposit rate to -0.4% from -0.3%

ECB set to loosen policy to lift sagging economy, inflation

The central bank is likely to cut deposit rate deeper into negative zone and adjust 1.5-trillion asset buying scheme