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FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a compendium of comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members related to the relevance of fiscal policy for monetary policy. We include comments made since the December 15 Council meeting.
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Rare is the European Central Bank Governing Council meeting devoid of suspense, and although the primary outcome of this week’s gathering – a 50bp hike of all key interest rates – seems a foregone conclusion, what kind of stage President Christine Lagarde will set for the subsequent meeting is well worth speculating about.
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – In a sign monetary policy tightening is working its way through to the real economy, the European Central Bank’s latest Bank Lending Survey (BLS), released Tuesday, showed declining demand for loans and tightening credit standards in the Eurozone.
FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a compendium of comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members related to the monetary policy relevance of core inflation. We include comments made since the December 15 Council meeting.
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a compendium of comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members related to the appropriate pace of upcoming ECB monetary policy tightening. We include only comments made since the December 15 Council meeting.
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel cautioned on Wednesday against thinking that inflation had peaked, and confirmed the continued need for interest rate hikes.
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Boštjan Vasle said on Wednesday that he is in favour of hiking the ECB’s key interest rates by 50bp at each of the next two monetary policy meetings.
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf on Wednesday called for the ECB to hike rates by 50bp both in February and in March, subject to developments.
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s non-monetary policy Governing Council meeting originally scheduled for today has been cancelled, according to the ECB.
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Fabio Panetta pushed back on Tuesday against the idea of the ECB issuing any ‘unconditional guidance’ on its policy moves beyond February.