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4 December 2025 | Debt Issuance News
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ECB’s Cipollone: If Upside Risks Do Not Materialize, “We Will Need to Act”
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said on Thursday that if upside risks fail to materialize, the ECB would need to cut interest rates.
4 December 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB Insight: Lane Reasserts Symmetry – And Hands the Council Its Escape Clauses
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Philip Lane’s Ljubljana speech on Wednesday reads like a belated attempt to pull ECB communication back toward its own strategy just as Governing Council members work to downplay the significance of what looks increasingly like another projected undershoot in 2028.
3 December 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde: We Have Seen “Very Good Transmission” of Monetary Policy for Many Quarters
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that the ECB had been witnessing a “very good transmission” of its monetary policy stance for many quarters.
3 December 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde: Inflation to Stay Near 2%; Risks to Outlook Narrower Than Previously
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday said that inflation should remain close to 2% in the coming months and that risks to the outlook had narrowed.
3 December 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Lane: Judgement Should Determine How to React to Mid-Size Inflation Deviations
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said on Wednesday that policymakers should rely on judgement when deciding whether to respond to a mid-size deviation of inflation from target.
3 December 2025 | Central Bank News
Transcript: Interview with ECB Governing Council member Kazāks on 27 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 27 November 2025 with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
2 December 2025 | Central Bank News
Exclusive: ECB’s Kazāks: Negative Shock Would Make Cut Likelier Than Equal Positive Shock Would Make Hike
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The likelihood that the European Central Bank would cut if confronted with a negative inflation shock is greater than the probability of it hiking in response to a positive shock of equal magnitude, according to ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks.
2 December 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Kocher: High U.S. Tech Valuations a Risk, but No Need for ECB to React to Small Forecast Misses
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Tuesday said that high equity valuations tied to artificial intelligence in the United States warranted caution, even as he stressed that euro-area banks were stable and that risks to Europe stemmed mainly from abroad.
2 December 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Nagel Sees Inflation Fluctuating Around 2% in Near Term
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said in an interview published Tuesday that euro area inflation had practically reached 2% and would fluctuate around that level in the near term.
2 December 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Nagel: 2028 Projection Will Determine if Still on Track to Meet 2% Inflation Target
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Monday that interest rates were at “broadly” neutral levels and that the ECB’s first inflation projection for 2028—set for release in the Governing Council’s December meeting—would indicate whether the institution remains on course to reach its 2% target.
1 December 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s de Guindos: Current Rates Appropriate, Outlook Data-Dependent
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice-President Luis de Guindos said the current level of interest rates remained appropriate and that policy would adjust only if the economic environment changed, according to an interview published Monday.
1 December 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB Tone Meter Weekly Update: Slight Hawkish Shift in the Week of 24–28 November
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The ECB Tone Meter moved slightly hawkish this week, with the Governing Council reading at -0.09, which we classify as broadly neutral but still with a marginal dovish tilt, and the Executive Board at +0.20, which we view as neutral with a marginal hawkish lean.
28 November 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Nagel Warns Against “Race to the Bottom” in Banking Deregulation, Calls for Targeted Simplification
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Friday that policymakers should pursue a “well-thought-out” streamlining of bank supervision, arguing that regulatory complexity has grown to a point that it is depressing the productivity of European banks.
28 November 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Kazāks Proposed by Latvia to Succeed de Guindos as ECB Vice President
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Latvia’s Ministry of Finance has moved to nominate Mārtiņš Kazāks, President of Latvijas Banka and member of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council, for the position of ECB Vice President, it said Thursday.
27 November 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Villeroy: French Economy Performing Well, “At Least Better Than Feared”
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said on Thursday that the French economy was doing better than expected and that fiscal consolidation would, contrary to common belief, have a positive impact.
27 November 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Kazāks: Downside Risks to Inflation “Better Known”, But Upside Risks Should Not Be Underestimated
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Thursday that although downside risks to inflation are now “better known”, potential upside risks should not be overlooked.
27 November 2025 | Central Bank News
ECB’s de Guindos: Labor Market in “Good Position”, Though Job Creation Slower Than Previous Years
By Marta Vilar – ZARAGOZA, Spain (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President said on Thursday that the euro area labor market remains well situated, even if the pace of job creation is weaker than in previous years.
27 November 2025 | Central Bank News
Transcript: Interview with Finland State Treasury’s Anu Sammallahti on 24 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 24 November with Anu Sammallahti, Director of Finance and Acting Head of Division at Finland’s State Treasury:
27 November 2025 | Debt Issuance News
Exclusive: Finland State Treasury’s Sammallahti: Open to GBP, SEK and NOK Issuance if Cost-Effective
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Finland would consider issuing bonds in GBP, SEK and NOK if doing so were seen as cost-effective, according to Anu Sammallahti, Director of Finance and Acting Head of Division at the State Treasury.
27 November 2025 | Debt Issuance News