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ECB’s Nagel: Would Caution Against Using Monetary Policy Instruments to Limit Risk Premia

ECB’s Nagel: Would Caution Against Using Monetary Policy Instruments to Limit Risk Premia

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Monday made clear that he regards with great scepticism the possible addition to the ECB’s arsenal of an instrument to prevent fragmentation, and identified various conditions for the set-up and deployment of such an instrument.

4 July 2022 | Central Bank News
ECB Insight: Lagarde Puts Yet More Distance Between the ECB and Gradualism

ECB Insight: Lagarde Puts Yet More Distance Between the ECB and Gradualism

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Consistent with her speech the day before, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday took the opportunity of the policy panel discussion at the ECB Forum on Central Banking 2022 to make clear again that the mantra of gradualism to which she had been so attached until recently is in the process of falling out of favour.

29 June 2022 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Villeroy: France Can Expect Positive Growth and Lower Inflation

ECB’s Villeroy: France Can Expect Positive Growth and Lower Inflation

By David Barwick – PARIS (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Wednesday said that the French economy could expect positive growth in this and the coming years, along with more subdued medium-term inflation.

22 June 2022 | Central Bank News
ECB: Ukrainian Refugees Could Slightly Ease Euro Area Labour Market Tightness

ECB: Ukrainian Refugees Could Slightly Ease Euro Area Labour Market Tightness

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The influx of Ukrainian refugees due to Russia’s war of aggression against its neighbour has the potential to slightly ease euro area labour market tightness, but the ultimate impact cannot currently be forecast with much reliability, the European Central Bank said on Monday.

20 June 2022 | Central Bank News