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ECB’s Makhlouf: Don’t Expect Rate Hike in 2022, But Must Keep Close Eye on That

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf on Saturday said that while he did not anticipate a hike in official borrowing costs this year, that would have to be watched closely.

ECB’s Villeroy: Will Do What Is Necessary to Get Inflation Back to 2% over Time

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Monday said that the ECB would do what was necessary to achieve price stability. 

ECB’s Stournaras: No Reason to Tighten Monetary Policy Apart from Removing Pandemic Measures

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Monday said that there was no reason for the ECB to do more than cautiously withdraw measures linked specifically to the pandemic.

ECB’s Villeroy: Without Doubt Coming Back to New Inflation Regime Closer to Our Target

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Saturday said that the ECB intended to gradually modify its policy stance to make sure that inflation slows to a steady level in line with price stability.

ECB’s Lagarde: No Question in My Mind We’ll Act Once Our Forward Guidance Conditions Are Met

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank will take action once the conditions of its forward guidance are met, ECB President Christine Lagarde said Friday.

They Said it - Recent Monetary Policy Comments Made by ECB Governing Council Members

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a reasonably complete compendium of the most recent comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members with respect to monetary policy. The frequency of updates will correspond approximately to the frequency with which relevant comments are made.

ECB’s Rehn: To Gradually Reduce Purchases, But Ready to Use Full Toolkit as Situation Requires

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank will gradually reduce its asset purchases but at the same time is ready to react in any direction to changes in the macroeconomic environment, ECB Governing Council member Olli Rehn said on Thursday.

ECB Insight: Meeting Account Confirms Lagarde Played Down Upside Inflation Concerns

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The account of the European Central Bank’s policy meeting of 15-16 December, released by the ECB on Thursday, suggested that reasonably widely held views of the inflation outlook expressed at the gathering got relatively little airtime at the subsequent press conference by President Christine Lagarde - or since.

ECB’s de Cos: Unlikely to See Rate Hike in 2022

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank is unlikely to hike interest rates this year, ECB Governing Council member Pablo Hernández de Cos said Thursday.

ECB’s Lagarde: Eurozone Economy Not at Point Where Interest Rates Should Rise.

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The Eurozone economy is, in contrast to that of the US, not yet at the point where interest rates should rise, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday.

ECB Hawk-Dove Ranking: Council Gains Another Hawk as Villeroy Comments Lead to New Spot on Scale

ECB’s Villeroy: Very Vigilant; Will Gradually Adjust Monetary Policy to Ensure Inflation’s Decline

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Wednesday said that the ECB intended to gradually modify its policy stance to make sure that inflation slows to a steady level in line with price stability.

ECB’s Villeroy Vows Again that ECB Will Do What Is Needed to Return HICP to Around 2%

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Wednesday repeated his vow that the ECB would do what is necessary to get inflation back to around 2%.

ECB’s Rehn: ECB Has Instruments to Keep Inflation Under Control

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank has the instruments to keep inflation from getting out of control, ECB Governing Council member Olli Rehn said on Tuesday.

ECB Insight: From No Risk of Inflation’s Durable Return to a ‘New Inflation Regime’ Around 2%

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Do central bankers anticipate economic developments well enough to remain perpetually one step ahead of financial markets and shape monetary policy proactively, or does the lack of any special foreknowledge mean that in fact they essentially go with the flow?

EXCLUSIVE: Denmark Debt Head: New Green Bond Should Easily Attract Full DKK15 Bn 2022 Volume

By David Barwick – Frankfurt (Econostream) – The green bond issuance announced last month by Denmark has generated high interest and should have no problem attracting the maximum possible volume this year of DKK15 billion, according to Martin Wagner Toftdahl, Head of Monetary Policy Operations and Government Debt at Danmarks Nationalbank.

ECB’s Villeroy: Willing and Able to Adjust Monetary Policy Quickly If Needed

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Tuesday said the ECB was willing and able to adjust its policy stance if high inflation didn’t subside as expected.

They Said it - Recent Monetary Policy Comments Made by ECB Governing Council Members

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a reasonably complete compendium of the most recent comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members with respect to monetary policy. The frequency of updates will correspond approximately to the frequency with which relevant comments are made.

ECB’s Schnabel: Have Taken First Steps to Reduce Expansionary Monetary Policy

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank has taken the first steps towards withdrawing monetary accommodation, ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said Sunday.

ECB’s Centeno: Don’t Need to React to High Inflation Now with Medium-Term Not Seen over 2%

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank does not need to react to currently elevated inflation in view of forecasts calling for it to subside over the policy-relevant horizon, ECB Governing Council member Mario Centeno said Sunday.