By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Aside from a few outliers impatient for looser European Central Bank monetary policy (and a number favouring a particularly leisurely approach), it is apparent at this point that the Governing Council has its sights tentatively set on the June meeting as the most promising candidate for the first rate cut.
6 March 2024
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s updated macroeconomic forecasts are likely to show lower inflation for 2024 and possibly also 2025, according to an ECB insider who spoke to Econostream recently.
5 March 2024
They Said It - Recent Comments of ECB Governing Council Members
4 March 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot on Thursday said that a strong and consistent regulatory system was necessary for crypto assets’ benefits to be completely realised.
29 February 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Fabio Panetta on Thursday said that the disinflation process had exceeded predictions.
29 February 2024
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 26 February with Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
28 February 2024
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) – It would not be inappropriate for the European Central Bank Governing Council at its meeting next week to start a discussion around monetary policy easing, even if March remains premature for a first rate cut, ECB Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said Monday.
28 February 2024
By David Barwick – GHENT, Belgium (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 23 February with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
28 February 2024
By David Barwick – GHENT, Belgium (Econostream) – It remains too soon for the European Central Bank to consider the current level of monetary restrictiveness to have been maintained long enough, given uncertainty about developments and the need to avoid a resurgence of inflation, Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said Friday.
28 February 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos on Wednesday said that the ECB would reduce its interest rates when there was enough data-based confidence that inflation was converging to target.
28 February 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Wednesday said that more wage data were necessary to confirm that the inflation target would be reached in a timely manner.
28 February 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Frank Elderson on Tuesday said that as climate risks directly affect financial stability, they should be addressed by central banks.
27 February 2024
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 25 January, but earlier comments can still be seen in versions up to that of 19 January .
26 February 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot on Monday said that despite a global deceleration of inflation, the financial stability outlook was still challenging and demanded caution.
26 February 2024
By Roxana Zabrautanu – BUCHAREST (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 14 February with Stefan Nanu, Director General of the Romanian State Treasury.
26 February 2024
By Roxana Zăbrăuțanu – BUCHAREST (Econostream) – The successful issuance by the Romanian Treasury of $4 billion in bonds is evidence of very strong demand, according to General Director Ștefan Nanu.
26 February 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday said that remaining wage pressures would continue to affect inflation ahead.
26 February 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday said that there had been progress in inflation, but not enough to declare the fight won.
26 February 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf on Saturday said that the ECB could wait for more information on wages before deciding its next monetary policy move.
24 February 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s consumer expectations survey, released Friday, showed that in January, median expectations of inflation over the next 12 months rose slightly from 3.2% to 3.3%, while expectations over the next three years remained stable at 2.5%.
23 February 2024