By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Wednesday said that the ECB had succeeded in achieving an equilibrium but had to be ready to react as circumstances demanded.
17 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) — European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos’ comments today shouldn’t be mistaken for a rubber stamp on an extended pause. While he dutifully called current rates “appropriate”, that is pure boilerplate after a decision taken less than a week ago. The substance of his remarks was noticeably more dovish.
17 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos on Wednesday said that the ECB’s current interest rates remain “appropriate” but stressed that policymakers were keeping all options open amid heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty.
17 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – It’s still possible to believe the European Central Bank’s Governing Council could cut rates again this year — if one expects the environment to change enough to make next year’s undershooting of the target look less transitory.
16 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said on Tuesday that the easing cycle was nearing its end but might not yet be over.
16 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Tuesday that there was currently no reason for the ECB to cut interest rates further.
16 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – VALLETTA (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 15 September 2025 with Edward Scicluna, Governor of the Central Bank of Malta and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
16 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar and David Barwick – VALLETTA (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s Governing Council is not planning another interest rate cut, and if the current, delicate balance of inflationary forces still holds in December, the ECB will not ease further this year, according to Council member Edward Scicluna.
16 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Tuesday that the ECB should remain agile and prepared to adjust policy in any direction.
16 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher said on Monday that inflation rates among Eurozone countries should not diverge in the long term.
15 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kažimír said on Monday that neglecting upside risks to inflation would be a mistake.
15 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said on Monday that the ECB should keep a steady hand and that small deviations from the inflation target should be allowed.
15 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Sunday said that the ECB was either done or virtually done easing monetary policy.
14 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick - FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said Saturday that additional ECB monetary policy easing would put price stability in the euro area at risk.
13 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Prominent doves on the European Central Bank’s Governing Council were at pains on Friday to breathe new life into the now somewhat moribund idea that the ECB might cut interest rates again soon.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said on Friday that the ECB should keep all doors open for future meetings and declined to comment on further moves.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy said on Friday that another interest rate cut could be possible in upcoming meetings and claimed that markets had overreacted by interpreting President Christine Lagarde’s remarks too hawkishly.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Friday that if the Emissions Trading System were to be delayed, the impact on the ECB's inflation projections would be large.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said on Friday that inflation could undershoot more than forecast given the downside risks.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Friday that the inflation target had now been reached but described European growth as “lackluster”.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News