Sakari Suoninen

Position: ECB Correspondent
I am part of the Reuters team covering the European Central Bank. I am based in Frankfurt and have been in my current role since January 2009. Before moving to Frankfurt, I was based in Helsinki, where I wrote about the Finnish economy, as well as the forestry industry for Reuters.

Articles

ECB urges banks to prepare for slow, steady exit November 16, 05:18pm EST 

NICOSIA/VIENNA (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will not drop all of its extra liquidity support until it becomes concerned about risks on inflation, Governing Council member Athanasios Orphanides told Reuters.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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ECB to cash junkies: Get into rehab

ECB signals exit from cheap long-term cash, pushes banks to look elsewhere for money.  Full Article 

Finns told to smash piggy banks

In Finland, public service messages have turned to pleading with people to consume more to stave off the recession. The "Ala ruoki lamaa", or "Don't feed the recession", campaign says being too cautious ...  Full Article