Central Bank News


ECB’s Operational Framework Review: DFR Remains the Main Tool

ECB’s Operational Framework Review: DFR Remains the Main Tool

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The deposit facility rate (DFR) would remain the main tool of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy, according to a press release published Wednesday by the ECB announcing changes to its operational framework.

13 March 2024
ECB’s Operational Framework Review: Mix of Instruments to Provide Liquidity

ECB’s Operational Framework Review: Mix of Instruments to Provide Liquidity

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – A mix of instruments including main refinancing operations (MROs), three-month longer-term refinancing operations (LTROs), and, in the future, structural longer-term credit operations and a structural portfolio of securities would be relied on to provide liquidity to  the banking system, according to a press release published Wednesday by the European Central Bank announcing changes to its operational framework.

13 March 2024
ECB’s Operational Framework Review: New Operations to Be Introduced at Later Stage

ECB’s Operational Framework Review: New Operations to Be Introduced at Later Stage

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – New structural longer-term refinancing operations and a structural portfolio of securities that would contribute to the banking sector’s liquidity needs would be introduced by the European Central Bank at a later moment, according to a press release published Wednesday by the ECB announcing changes to its operational framework.

13 March 2024
ECB’s Operational Framework Review: Spread Between MRO and DFR to be Reduced

ECB’s Operational Framework Review: Spread Between MRO and DFR to be Reduced

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The spread between the rate on the main refinancing operations (MROs) and the deposit facility rate (DFR) will be reduced from 50bp to 15bp with effect from 18 September 2024, according to a press release published Wednesday by the European Central Bank.

13 March 2024
They Said It - Recent Comments of ECB Governing Council Members

They Said It - Recent Comments of ECB Governing Council Members

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is an overview of recent comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members. We include only comments made since the Governing Council meeting of 7 March, but earlier comments can still be seen in versions up to that of 4 March .

11 March 2024
ECB’s Müller: May Become Sufficiently Confident in Coming Months

ECB’s Müller: May Become Sufficiently Confident in Coming Months

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller on Friday said that the ECB may in the next months gain the necessary confidence whose lack had motivated yesterday’s decision to leave rates untouched.

8 March 2024