By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Fabio Panetta, usually one of the European Central Bank Governing Council’s more dovish voices (see our Hawk-Dove ranking ), on Tuesday gave his first comments on the Middle East conflict in terms that were less dovish than those of some peers, even if he still stopped well short of backing hikes.
31 March 2026
– European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch on Tuesday warned against broad support measures to shield households...
– European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller said Tuesday that an April rate hike could not be ruled...
– François Villeroy de Galhau’s early departure from the presidency of the Banque de France, though mainly a domestic...
– European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kažimír on Tuesday warned that the longer the war in Iran drags...
By Marta Vilar and David Barwick – TALLINN (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 26 March 2026 with Madis Müller, Governor of Eesti Pank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
27 March 2026
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – TALLINN (Econostream) – The European Central Bank might not need to wait until broad-based second-round effects are “fully visible” before considering a rate increase, according to ECB Governing Council member Madis Müller.
27 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 20 March 2026 with Petra Wehlert, Head of Capital Markets of KfW.
25 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – German investment and development bank KfW is likely to issue another euro green bond in Q2 2026, according to KfW’s Head of Capital Markets, Petra Wehlert.
25 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Fabio Panetta, usually one of the European Central Bank Governing Council’s more dovish voices (see our Hawk-Dove ranking ), on Tuesday gave his first comments on the Middle East conflict in terms that were less dovish than those of some peers, even if he still stopped well short of backing hikes.
31 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch on Tuesday warned against broad support measures to shield households from the Iran-driven energy shock, arguing that such steps would amount to “pouring oil on the fire.”
31 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller said Tuesday that an April rate hike could not be ruled out if energy prices stayed elevated for long, warning that the assumptions underpinning Eesti Pank’s latest baseline were already looking too benign.
31 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – François Villeroy de Galhau’s early departure from the presidency of the Banque de France, though mainly a domestic story, is also an early test of how French President Emmanuel Macron wants to allocate national monetary policy talent ahead of the next round of European Central Bank Executive Board openings.
31 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 20 March 2026 with Petra Wehlert, Head of Capital Markets of KfW.
25 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – German investment and development bank KfW is likely to issue another euro green bond in Q2 2026, according to KfW’s Head of Capital Markets, Petra Wehlert.
25 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said Monday that the war in the Middle East would have a strong impact on euro-area growth and inflation, while stressing that the ECB did not expect the shock to trigger a recession.
23 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 13 March 2026 with Adrián Martínez, Vice Director of the Swiss Federal Finance Administration.
18 March 2026
As of 31 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter showed a notable shift in tone this week, with both the Governing Council and the Executive Board moving into what we classify as ‘slightly hawkish’ territory.
27 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Fabio Panetta, usually one of the European Central Bank Governing Council’s more dovish voices (see our Hawk-Dove ranking ), on Tuesday gave his first comments on the Middle East conflict in terms that were less dovish than those of some peers, even if he still stopped well short of backing hikes.
31 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – François Villeroy de Galhau’s early departure from the presidency of the Banque de France, though mainly a domestic story, is also an early test of how French President Emmanuel Macron wants to allocate national monetary policy talent ahead of the next round of European Central Bank Executive Board openings.
31 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Friday evening made a clear case for patience without remotely taking tightening off the table. Her core message was that the ECB should not let the memory of 2022 stampede it into treating every supply-side shock as the inevitable start of another inflation spiral, especially when the starting conditions—think today—are materially different.
27 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Less than a week after the European Central Bank left rates unchanged and Christine Lagarde stressed uncertainty, the ECB president on Wednesday sounded somewhat more hawkish.
25 March 2026