By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Tuesday said artificial intelligence was rapidly changing the workplace but was not, for now, eliminating jobs on net in Europe, while arguing that central banks also had to keep pace with digital technologies.
17 March 2026
– Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter showed the Governing Council and the Executive Board becoming less dovish this week, with...
– Following is a collection of views expressed by ECB Governing Council members on various topics of high relevance related...
– European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday that in principle the war involving Iran is likely...
– European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Wednesday that the ECB may need to raise interest...
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – When it comes to interest rates, the very likely outcome of this week’s meeting of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council is another hold. Policymakers’ harder task will again be communication: President Christine Lagarde will want to acknowledge that the Iran war has heightened upside inflation risks, without letting markets infer that a near-term rate hike has effectively become the new baseline.
17 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – If European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde wanted to preserve room to leave the ECB before her mandate formally ends on October 31, 2027, the war with Iran has not closed that option. But it has potentially made using it more awkward.
13 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is expected to have the Governing Council watch a David Attenborough-narrated video about the massive cost of the destruction of ocean ecosystems next Tuesday evening, according to a person familiar with the agenda of the upcoming monetary policy meeting.
13 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – BRUSSELS (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 5 March 2026 with Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
6 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – BRUSSELS (Econostream) – The Iran conflict and its economic consequences are harming global growth, and a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could significantly impact inflation and growth, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn.
6 March 2026
By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on February 26 said that the emergence of an inflation risk could result in a very changed inflation situation in Europe that could require a modification of ECB monetary policy.
5 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 20 February 2026 with Marjan Divjak, Director General of the Treasury Directorate of Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance:
23 February 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Tuesday said artificial intelligence was rapidly changing the workplace but was not, for now, eliminating jobs on net in Europe, while arguing that central banks also had to keep pace with digital technologies.
17 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – When it comes to interest rates, the very likely outcome of this week’s meeting of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council is another hold. Policymakers’ harder task will again be communication: President Christine Lagarde will want to acknowledge that the Iran war has heightened upside inflation risks, without letting markets infer that a near-term rate hike has effectively become the new baseline.
17 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter showed the Governing Council and the Executive Board becoming less dovish this week, with both gauges moving close to neutral.
13 March 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – If European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde wanted to preserve room to leave the ECB before her mandate formally ends on October 31, 2027, the war with Iran has not closed that option. But it has potentially made using it more awkward.
13 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - A softer US dollar has done little to disrupt sovereign funding strategies, with debt management offices signaling that their USD issuance plans remain firmly in place despite the currency’s recent depreciation.
26 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 20 February 2026 with Marjan Divjak, Director General of the Treasury Directorate of Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance:
23 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Slovenia expects to issue a Panda bond this year in the range of RMB2–4 billion, with March 2026 seen as the earliest possible window, though final timing will depend on market conditions, according to Marjan Divjak, Director General of the Treasury Directorate of Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance.
23 February 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 18 February 2026 with Dimitris Tsakonas, Director General of the Greek Public Debt Management Agency:
20 February 2026
As of 13 March 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter showed the Governing Council and the Executive Board becoming less dovish this week, with both gauges moving close to neutral.
13 March 2026