By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said on Saturday that it would “be problematic” for the ECB not to raise rates if the current situation in the Middle East persists.
23 May 2026 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Croatian National Bank Governor Boris Vujčić said Friday that his new role as European Central Bank vice president would involve substantial work on financial stability across the Eurozone.
22 May 2026 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller on Friday suggested that there were strong arguments in favor of an interest rate hike in June.
22 May 2026 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter moved in opposite directions across its two indices this week, with the Governing Council becoming slightly more hawkish while the Executive Board pared back some of its hawkishness.
22 May 2026 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Alexander Demarco said on Friday that the ECB could potentially have to hike in June, but that there was no current need to deliver many follow-up steps.
22 May 2026 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Friday that she would give little indication of what the ECB will decide at its June 11 meeting, while noting that even if the Middle East war were resolved now, its effects would still be felt with a lag.
22 May 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Agence France Trésor (AFT) announced on Friday plans to auction between €6.5 billion and €8.1 billion of short-term Treasury bills (BTFs) on May 26.
22 May 2026 Debt Issuance News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane’s Singapore speech this morning was not much in the way of a June 11 signal, but its limited content touching on the Governing Council’s next decision deserves attention precisely for that reason.
22 May 2026 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane on Friday said the Middle East conflict had forced the ECB to assess how higher energy prices would affect the Eurozone outlook, and warned that production networks could make such shocks more persistent than their initial impact suggested.
22 May 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) on Friday announced plans to conduct two programmatic gilt tenders on May 28, 2026 for a combined amount of up to £2 billion.
22 May 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) on Friday announced plans to auction €400 million of 26-week Treasury bills on May 27.
22 May 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Friday announced plans to auction up to €7.5 billion of a new six-month Treasury bill (BOT) with cut-off on May 27, 2026.
22 May 2026 Debt Issuance News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The list of credible candidates to succeed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has barely changed in months, but the absence of new names is itself notable.
21 May 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Agence France Trésor (AFT) allotted €1.54 billion of inflation-linked government bonds at an auction on Thursday across four OATi and OAT€i lines.
21 May 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Agence France Trésor (AFT) allotted €13.998 billion of medium-term government bonds (OATs) at an auction on Thursday across four lines maturing between 2029 and 2033.
21 May 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) allotted £4 billion of 4⅞% Treasury Gilt 2036 at an auction on Thursday.
21 May 2026 Debt Issuance News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said Thursday that the ECB could still raise interest rates in June to protect its credibility, while saying there was little evidence so far that the latest inflation shock was becoming entrenched.
21 May 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Spanish Treasury on Thursday allotted €6.06 billion through an auction of medium- and long-term government bonds, comprising one Bono del Estado and two Obligaciones del Estado.
21 May 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Thursday announced auctions of a new tranche of BTP Short Term bonds and two inflation-linked BTP€i securities.
21 May 2026 Debt Issuance News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Boris Vujčić said on Wednesday that the Iran war and the resulting energy price shock had put the ECB in a difficult position, with upward pressure on prices but a negative impact on growth.
20 May 2026 Central Bank News