{"id":175847,"date":"2020-09-24T19:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/trading-lessons\/what-is-the-european-central-bank\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T10:42:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:42:28","slug":"what-is-the-european-central-bank","status":"publish","type":"trading-lessons","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/trading-lessons\/what-is-the-european-central-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the European Central Bank?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/education\/courses\/learn-about-key-economic-events\/what-is-the-european-central-bank.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Original study notes from CME Group Education<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the Eurozone, a collective of European countries that use the euro as their sole official currency. The ECB is responsible for administering monetary policy and safeguarding the value of the euro. 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