France: AFT Allots €7.90 Billion in BTF Auction
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Agence France Trésor (AFT) allotted €7.898 billion of fixed-rate discount Treasury bills (BTFs) at an auction on Monday.
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Lithuania: Finance Ministry Sells €50 Million in 10-Year Bond Auction
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania on Monday allotted €50 million of a government bond maturing March 10, 2036.
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Italy: MEF Mandates Banks for Dual-Tranche Syndicated Tap of 2033, 2055 BTPs
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Monday mandated six banks for a dual-tranche syndicated tap of its 7-year and 30-year benchmark BTPs.
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Germany: Finanzagentur Allots €3.18 Billion in Bubill Reopenings
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Germany’s Finance Agency (Finanzagentur) on Monday allotted €3.177 billion across two treasury discount bills (Bubills).
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ECB Tone Meter Weekly Update: June Hike Seen as Likely, Second Move Less Certain
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter was broadly unchanged for the Governing Council while turning slightly more hawkish for the Executive Board as the quiet period ahead of the June meeting began.
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Belgium: Debt Agency Allots €501 Million in ORI Facility Auction
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Belgian Debt Agency (BDA) on Friday allotted €501 million of linear government bonds (OLOs) through its Optional Reverse Inquiry (ORI) facility auction.
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ECB’s Stournaras: Energy Shock Shows Need for More European Investment
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Thursday said the latest Middle East conflict had created another supply-side shock that was pushing up inflation and weighing on economic activity, arguing that Europe needed more investment to strengthen its resilience.
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Transcript: Interview with Estonian State Treasury Department Head Janno Luurmees on 3 June 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 3 June 2026 with Janno Luurmees, Head of Estonia’s State Treasury Department.
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Exclusive: Estonian State Treasury Head: Aim to Issue One or Two Benchmark Bonds Per Year
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Estonia will become a more regular issuer with one or two benchmark bond transactions per year, according to Janno Luurmees, Head of Estonia’s State Treasury Department.
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Spain: Treasury Allots €5.57 Billion Across 3-Year Bono, 2031, 2041 and Inflation-Linked Bonds
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Spanish Treasury on Thursday allotted €5.566 billion across a three-year Bono del Estado, two nominal Obligaciones del Estado and a 15-year inflation-linked bond.
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ECB’s Stournaras: AI Could Boost Productivity but Create New Inflation, Stability Risks
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Thursday said artificial intelligence could raise productivity and increase economies’ growth potential, but warned that the transition could also create inflationary pressures, labor-market disruptions and new risks to financial stability.
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France: AFT Allots €14 Billion in Long-Term OAT Auction
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Thursday allotted €13.998 billion of long-term government bonds (OATs) across four lines.
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Bank of Italy, CEPR: €-Coin Declines in May to 0.45 from 0.52 in April
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Bank of Italy's €-coin indicator, a measure of underlying euro area economic growth, declined to 0.45 in May 2026 from 0.52 in April, according to a joint release by the Bank of Italy and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) on Thursday.
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ECB Comment Recap: June Hike Expectations Firm Up Across Governing Council
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is a collection of views expressed by ECB Governing Council members on various topics of high relevance related to next week’s meeting and the further evolution of monetary policy.
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Greece: PDMA Allots €500 Million in 52-Week T-Bill Auction
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) on Wednesday accepted €500 million of 52-week Treasury bills in an auction initially for €400 million, at a weighted average yield of 2.41%.
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ECB’s Cipollone: ECB Received Over 50 Applications for Digital Euro Pilot
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said Wednesday that the ECB had received more than 50 applications from payment service providers seeking to participate in next year’s digital euro pilot.
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Netherlands: DSTA to Reopen 2035 DSL for €2.0-2.5 Billion on June 9
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Dutch State Treasury Agency (DSTA) announced on Wednesday it will reopen its 2.50% Dutch State Loan (DSL) maturing July 15, 2035, through a tap auction on June 9, targeting an issuance of between €2.0 billion and €2.5 billion.
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ECB’s Elderson: “Increasingly Unlikely” for Us to Look Through Energy Shock
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Frank Elderson said on Wednesday that looking through the energy shock had become “increasingly unlikely” for the ECB.
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UK: DMO Allots £1.60 Billion of 2035 Index-Linked Gilt
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday allotted £1.60 billion of the 1⅛% Index-Linked Treasury Gilt 2035.
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ECB’s Elderson: ECB to Ask Banks to Act Early on AI Cyber Risks
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Frank Elderson said Wednesday that the ECB would ask banks to take proactive steps to protect themselves against cyber risks stemming from frontier artificial intelligence models.
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