By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Thursday said that monetary policy normalisation would be gradual so as to mitigate the likelihood of making a mistake by deciding prematurely.
10 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Given the current state of uncertainty, it is advisable that monetary policy be normalised in gradual steps, European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said Thursday.
10 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Inflation above 2% cannot be temporary enough, European Central Bank Governing Council member Mario Centeno said Thursday.
10 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Thursday said that the euro area was probably close to the peak of the current inflation spike and would reach it in a few months.
10 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – If thought-provoking exegeses of important issues were the goal, the medium of communication would likely be other than Twitter. In a Twitter interview on Wednesday, European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel steered clear of venturing out onto any limbs.
9 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The period of low borrowing costs should give way to a desirable process of normalisation, European Central Bank Governing Council member Mario Centeno said Wednesday.
9 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – If there were any lingering doubts as to where Joachim Nagel, the newest member of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council, stood on the issues of the day, he effectively did away with them on Wednesday by positioning himself clearly in favour of normalising monetary policy sooner rather than later.
9 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The direction of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy is clear, but it would be wrong to make assumptions about timing, and the pace will be gradual in any case, ECB Governing Council member Pablo Hernández de Cos said Tuesday.
8 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde appeared on Monday to want to take at least some of the hawkish edge off her performance last Thursday.
8 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank will stick to its forward guidance and not hike interest rates before net asset purchases have come to an end, ECB President Christine Lagarde said Monday.
7 February 2022 Central Bank News
Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on February 2 with Teppo Koivisto, director of the Finance Division of Finland’s State Treasury and thus responsible for Finnish public debt management.
7 February 2022 Central Bank News
- ‘What we’d like to see is more standardisation in the sustainable bond market overall’
- Noticing that ‘investors are a little bit more cautious with regard to duration’
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot’s Sunday interview revealed a clear and hawkish shift in his thinking that apparently took place over a relatively short period of time.
7 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank will probably start hiking interest rates around the end of this year and then follow with a second increase in the spring of next year, Governing Council member Klaas Knot said Sunday.
7 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank is unlikely to be ready to start hiking interest rates as soon as July, ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said Monday.
7 February 2022 Central Bank News
The ECB Governing Council has become more hawkish or at least less dovish, as we re-rank two members.
4 February 2022 Central Bank News
They Said it - Recent Monetary Policy Comments Made by ECB Governing Council Members
4 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Inflation will probably remain high for longer than had been anticipated, and risks are to the upside, European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kažimír said Friday.
4 February 2022 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller on Friday said that it was apparent that the moment had come to reduce ECB policy support for the economy.
4 February 2022 Central Bank News
- Will eventually cease issuing 15-years entirely, depending on funding volumes
- Expect roughly same or slightly more green expenditures to issue green bonds in 2022
- Ultra-long maturities more and more attractive, but not yet at necessary threshold