By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter edged lower this week in both its Governing Council and Executive Board measures, with the latter declining to almost the same level as the former, virtually eliminating the gap that had previously separated the two.
17 July 2026 Central Bank News
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.
17 July 2026 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said Friday that the digital euro would help preserve commercial banks’ role in the payments ecosystem while strengthening Europe’s payments sovereignty.
17 July 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Deere & Company subsidiary John Deere Bank S.A. on Thursday priced a €600 million senior unsecured bond.
16 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – France’s Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Thursday allotted €1.410 billion across three inflation-indexed government bonds (OATs).
16 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) on Thursday allotted £4.250 billion of the 4⅞% Treasury Gilt 2036.
16 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Spanish Treasury on Thursday allotted €5.974 billion across two Bonos and one Obligación.
16 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – France’s Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Thursday issued €13.999 billion across four medium-term Treasury bonds (OATs).
16 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Wednesday that Europe should seek to strengthen the international role of the euro, arguing that doing so would increase strategic autonomy in a fragmenting global environment.
15 July 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Dutch bank BNG Bank on Wednesday priced a £250 million senior unsecured social benchmark bond due July 31, 2031.
15 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – French telecommunications group Iliad on Wednesday priced €650 million of senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2031.
15 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Germany’s Finance Agency (Finanzagentur) on Wednesday allotted €2.280 billion through the reopening of three Federal bonds (Bunds).
15 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s public debt rose by €26.6 billion in May from the previous month to €3.181 trillion, Bank of Italy data showed on Wednesday.
15 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Fabio Panetta said on Wednesday that the ECB would carefully assess energy markets, the economic outlook and wage and price dynamics when considering its future monetary policy decisions.
15 July 2026 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel’s newest remarks confirm that a July rate hike is not the European Central Bank’s baseline and underscore the need for the ECB to exercise great caution under the prevailing circumstances.
15 July 2026 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the ECB’s monetary policy was aimed at preventing the current energy shock from generating second-round effects and at keeping inflation expectations anchored.
15 July 2026 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel signaled that the ECB need not rush into another rate hike after June’s move, saying the decision had put policy at an appropriate level and that caution was warranted amid high uncertainty.
15 July 2026 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Emmanuel Moulin said on Wednesday that the impact of renewed tensions in the Middle East on inflation would depend on how persistent and long-lasting the latest crisis proved to be.
15 July 2026 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 14 July 2026 with Esther Finnbogadóttir, head of funding and debt management of the Icelandic Ministry of Finance.
14 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - Iceland is more likely to issue a conventional foreign currency bond than a green bond in 2027, as it continues to prioritize establishing a regular presence in international capital markets with benchmark issuance, according to Esther Finnbogadóttir, head of funding and debt management at the Icelandic Ministry of Finance.
14 July 2026 Debt Issuance News