By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Tuesday that if the ECB were to change interest rates again, it could deliver an ‘insurance cut’ to avoid the inflation undershoot in 2026 from becoming persistent.
1 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Tuesday that the labour market, financial stability and climate change also needed to be elements of ECB policymaking.
1 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President said on Tuesday that cutting interest rates one more time would not help the economy recover.
1 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said on Monday that were the economy not to recover as expected, the ECB might have to provide more monetary accommodation.
30 June 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Boris Vujčić said on Tuesday that it was not guaranteed that trade uncertainty would come to an end after the July 9 negotiations deadline.
1 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday that the recent inflationary episode underscored the need for the ECB to adopt a response framework that addressed both upward and downward deviations from its inflation target.
30 June 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said on Monday that the ECB might not have all the information it needed in order to move in September.
30 June 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Monday that the current interest rate level was the right stance for the ECB, but that the institution had to remain flexible.
30 June 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn on Monday urged continued vigilance on inflation in both directions, warning that the risks of undershooting the ECB’s 2% target should not be underestimated.
30 June 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank on Monday published the results of its latest strategy assessment, reaffirming its commitment to a symmetric 2% inflation target and pledging an agile and proportionate policy response amid a more volatile inflation environment.
30 June 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – With less than a year to go until the next anticipated vacancy on the European Central Bank’s Executive Board—Vice President Luis de Guindos is set to depart at the end of May 2026—we continue our examination of some of the policymakers regarded as potential Board candidates.
30 June 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Friday that the ECB believed that the inflation target was going to be met.
27 June 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Perhaps they merely confirm our prior thinking, but we found today’s comments by outgoing ECB Governing Council member and De Nederlandsche Bank Governor Klaas Knot particularly worth highlighting.
27 June 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said on Friday that he could not rule out an additional interest rate reduction in 2025, but that it could take a while for this to happen.
27 June 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – In a series that kicked off on Monday with European Central Bank Governing Council member and Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn , we are looking at some of the well-known policymakers regarded as potential ECB Executive Board candidates.
27 June 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member said on Thursday that inflation expectations were weak and had to be monitored by the ECB.
26 June 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Thursday that the Iran-Israel conflict could impact negatively on the Eurozone economy.
26 June 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said on Wednesday that the battle against inflation was not fully won.
25 June 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said on Tuesday that in order to take further steps the ECB had to consider various factors.
24 June 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kažimír said on Tuesday that the ECB should keep rates unchanged until there is more certainty around trade.
24 June 2025