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Italy: MEF Sells €3 Billion of New BTP Short Term

Italy: MEF Sells €3 Billion of New BTP Short Term

By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Wednesday sold €3 billion of a new short-term Treasury bond (BTP Short Term), according to results released by the Bank of Italy.

26 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
ECB's Cipollone Says Pontes Tokenized Settlement Service to Go Live This Year

ECB's Cipollone Says Pontes Tokenized Settlement Service to Go Live This Year

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone on Wednesday said the Eurosystem plans to launch its Pontes service for settling tokenized transactions in central bank money this year, with 24/7 operation and multi-currency capability envisaged by mid-2028.

26 August 2026 Central Bank News
ECB's Schnabel Says Further Tightening Necessary as Inflation Risks Rise

ECB's Schnabel Says Further Tightening Necessary as Inflation Risks Rise

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said further monetary policy tightening would be necessary, with the prolonged Middle East conflict and unexpectedly resilient economic activity resulting in upside inflation risks.

26 August 2026 Central Bank News
Austria: OeBFA Allots €2.5 Billion of Treasury Bills

Austria: OeBFA Allots €2.5 Billion of Treasury Bills

By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Austria’s debt management agency, OeBFA, on Tuesday allotted €2.5 billion of a green Austrian Treasury bill (ATB) maturing on November 26, 2026.

25 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
ECB Insight: Lagarde Succession Field Still Favors Knot, With De Cos His Main Rival

ECB Insight: Lagarde Succession Field Still Favors Knot, With De Cos His Main Rival

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Three months after we argued that the remarkable stability of the field of plausible candidates to succeed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde was increasingly good news for former De Nederlandsche Bank President Klaas Knot, strikingly little has changed in this respect.

25 August 2026 Central Bank News
France: AFT Allots €7.09 Billion of Four BTFs

France: AFT Allots €7.09 Billion of Four BTFs

By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – France’s Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Monday allotted €7.089 billion across four fixed-rate discount Treasury bills (BTFs). 

24 August 2026 Debt Issuance News