By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane on Tuesday pushed back against the idea that the ECB should refrain from raising interest rates because of the resulting burden on mortgage borrowers, saying tolerating excessively high inflation as a consequence would be a "false economy."
18 August 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy's general government debt rose by €26.2 billion in June from the previous month to €3.207 trillion, reflecting the general government borrowing requirement, higher Treasury cash holdings and valuation effects, the Bank of Italy said on Friday.
14 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – German development bank Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) on Thursday priced a €500 million five-year social bond.
13 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG on Thursday priced CHF120 million of public fixed-rate notes.
13 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – NatWest Group’s investment banking arm NatWest Markets on Wednesday priced CHF210 million of public fixed-rate notes.
12 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Germany’s Finance Agency (Finanzagentur) on Wednesday allotted a total of €1.95 billion across the reopenings of two federal bonds (Bunds).
12 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday allotted £1.50 billion of the 1⅛% index-linked Treasury Gilt 2035.
12 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Wednesday sold €8 billion of 12-month Treasury bills (BOT), according to data released by the Bank of Italy.
12 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) on Tuesday priced €500 million of Tier 2 unsecured subordinated notes.
11 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Republic of Finland on Tuesday raised €1.449 billion through an auction of two government bonds.
11 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Germany’s Finance Agency on Tuesday allotted €4.627 billion of a reopened five-year federal note (Bobl).
11 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Swiss electricity producer and international energy trader Axpo Holding AG on Tuesday priced CHF100 million of senior unsecured fixed-rate bonds due September 15, 2034.
11 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – France’s Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Monday allotted €7.382 billion across four fixed-rate discount Treasury bills (BTFs).
10 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Germany’s Federal Finance Agency (Finanzagentur) on Monday allotted a total of €4.506 billion across two reopened Bubills.
10 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The Dutch government supports a possible candidacy by former De Nederlandsche Bank President Klaas Knot to succeed Christine Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank, according to the Dutch Finance Ministry.
5 August 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – German electricity transmission system operator Eurogrid on Tuesday priced a €500 million 12-year senior unsecured European Green Bond due August 18, 2038.
4 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – German mortgage lender Münchener Hypothekenbank on Tuesday priced a CHF170 million green covered bond due August 27, 2035.
4 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) on Tuesday allotted £4.25 billion of its 4⅝% Treasury Gilt 2032.
4 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Germany’s Federal Finance Agency (Finanzagentur) on Tuesday allotted €4.552 billion of its reopened 2.70% Federal Treasury note (Schatz) due September 13, 2028.
4 August 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Austria’s debt management agency, OeBFA, on Tuesday allotted €575 million of its 2.85% government bond (RAGB) due October 20, 2031, via auction.
4 August 2026 Debt Issuance News