By David Barwick and Marta Vilar - BANGKOK (Econostream) - Following is a transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank on 17 October 2026.
21 October 2026
By Marta Vilar and David Barwick – BANGKOK (Econostream) – The European Central Bank is well positioned at the moment but faces a situation demanding particular caution in determining monetary policy, ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks told Econostream on Saturday.
21 October 2026
By David Barwick – BANGKOK (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 17 October 2026 with Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Second Deputy Governor of the Banque de France:
20 October 2026
By David Barwick – BANGKOK (Econostream) – Europe will need a common safe asset, but making it central to the Savings and Investments Union would risk blocking negotiations, Banque de France Second Deputy Governor Agnès Bénassy-Quéré said in an interview conducted on October 17.
20 October 2026
By Marta Vilar – BANGKOK (Econostream) – Following is the transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 15 October 2026 with Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
16 October 2026
By Marta Vilar – BANGKOK (Econostream) - The recent increase in long-term bond yields does not mean the European Central Bank has finished raising interest rates, according to Pierre Wunsch, member of the ECB Governing Council, who argued that further tightening would be “reasonable” given persistent inflation pressures and the resilience of the Eurozone economy.
16 October 2026
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – VALLETTA (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 28 September 2026 with Alexander Demarco, Governor of the Central Bank of Malta and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
29 September 2026
By Marta Vilar and David Barwick – VALLETTA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Alexander Demarco said higher-than-expected underlying inflation could justify another rate hike before second-round effects become visible, while a combination of adverse inflation and energy developments could make an October move compelling.
29 September 2026
By David Barwick - FRANKFURT (Econostream) - Following is a transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. The interview was finalized on 17 September 2026.
18 September 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank is likely to have further to go in tightening monetary policy if its September baseline holds, Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks told Econostream, with policy rates ultimately needing to enter restrictive territory.
18 September 2026
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 31 August 2026 with Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
1 September 2026
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) – An interest rate hike next week by the European Central Bank is clearly warranted and will probably have to be followed by further tightening, given the strengthening of inflation pressures in the region and the unexpected resilience of the euro area economy, according to ECB Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus.
1 September 2026
By Marta Vilar – SOFIA (Econostream) Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 26 August 2026 with Dimitar Radev, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
27 August 2026
By Marta Vilar – SOFIA (Econostream) – Under current circumstances, prudence argues for the European Central Bank to “put more emphasis on vigilance” than patience after its September decision and communicate its readiness to act again, according to ECB Governing Council member Dimitar Radev.
27 August 2026
By David Barwick – NICOSIA (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 28 July 2026 with Christodoulos Patsalides, Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
29 July 2026
By David Barwick – NICOSIA (Econostream) – The passage of time is working against the European Central Bank on inflation as elevated oil prices persist, increasing the importance of pre-emptive action even though the September decision remains open and data-dependent, according to ECB Governing Council member Christodoulos Patsalides.
29 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is a transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 23 July 2026 with Olaf Sleijpen, Governor of De Nederlandsche Bank and member of the European Central Bank Governing Council.
24 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank could still raise interest rates in September even if second-round effects have not yet emerged, should the overall inflation outlook warrant it, according to ECB Governing Council member Olaf Sleijpen.
24 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – Following is a transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 30 June 2026 with Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
1 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – Arguments supporting additional monetary policy tightening in the euro area are visibly fading, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch.
1 July 2026