Central Bank News


ECB’s de Cos: Economic Impact to Follow Covid-19 Vaccination With Lag

ECB’s de Cos: Economic Impact to Follow Covid-19 Vaccination With Lag

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The lag between the vaccination of the public against Covid-19 and the positive economic impact of increasingly widespread immunity implies leaving policy support in place, European Central Bank Governing Council member Pablo Hernandez de Cos said Tuesday.

12 January 2021
ECB’s Weidmann: Needed to Act on Dec 10, but Must Not Overbuy Govt Debt

ECB’s Weidmann: Needed to Act on Dec 10, but Must Not Overbuy Govt Debt

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The inflation outlook demanded monetary policy action on December 10, but central bankers should take care not to wind up holding too much government debt, European Central Bank Governing Council member Jens Weidmann said Thursday.

7 January 2021
BOE's Hauser: Every Reason to Expect More Frequent Market Dysfunction

BOE's Hauser: Every Reason to Expect More Frequent Market Dysfunction

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The susceptibility of market-based finance to liquidity shocks requires more appropriate tools to handle the consequent market dysfunction, Andrew Hauser, Executive Director for Markets at the Bank of England, said Thursday.

7 January 2021
ECB’s Weidmann: Doubts About Bond Purchases Decided on December 10

ECB’s Weidmann: Doubts About Bond Purchases Decided on December 10

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Monetary policy has limited possibilities in the current situation and the decisions taken by the European Central Bank Governing Council on December 10 are questionable, Council member Jens Weidmann said Thursday.

31 December 2020
Ex-Bank of Greece’s Mourmouras: ECB May Have to Act Again Soon

Ex-Bank of Greece’s Mourmouras: ECB May Have to Act Again Soon

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The appreciation of the euro may compel the European Central Bank to make a standard monetary policy move by cutting the deposit facility rate in as little as three months, former Eurosystem official John Mourmouras told Econostream on Friday.

15 December 2020
ECB’s Panetta: Can Enlarge and Extend PEPP Yet Again, If Need Be

ECB’s Panetta: Can Enlarge and Extend PEPP Yet Again, If Need Be

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank can further increase the amount of money devoted to asset purchases and conduct these for longer than already foreseen, if inflation prospects justify doing so, ECB Executive Board member Fabio Panetta said Monday.

14 December 2020
ECB’s Lagarde: Risks Still to Downside, But Less Pronounced

ECB’s Lagarde: Risks Still to Downside, But Less Pronounced

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The risks facing the Eurozone economy are still largely on the downside, but are less threatening than they had been, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday.

10 December 2020
BOE’s Saunders: Monetary Policy May Need to Do More

BOE’s Saunders: Monetary Policy May Need to Do More

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The Bank of England may need to act further to support the recovery while containment measures remain in place, Michael Saunders, member of the BOE’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said on Friday.

4 December 2020
ECB’s Schnabel: ‘Duration Is The Crucial Aspect’

ECB’s Schnabel: ‘Duration Is The Crucial Aspect’

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – How long financing conditions remain favourable is more important than additional quantitative monetary stimulus, European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said Tuesday.

1 December 2020