By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s Governing Council for the most part agrees that it is now appropriate for a ‘steady hand’ approach to monetary policy, according to Council member Robert Holzmann.
5 August 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 14 July 2025 with Dimitar Radev, governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and - following Bulgaria's planned adoption of the euro on January 1, 2026 - soon-to-be European Central Bank Governing Council member.
15 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The bar for additional easing by the European Central Bank remains high, according to Dimitar Radev, governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and - following Bulgaria's planned adoption of the euro on January 1, 2026 - soon-to-be ECB Governing Council member.
15 July 2025
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 09 July with Isabel Schnabel, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank:
11 July 2025
By Marta Vilar and David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Wednesday firmly rejected calls for further monetary policy easing in the euro area and downplayed concerns about the euro’s exchange rate strength.
11 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 2 July with Mário Centeno, Governor of the Banco de Portugal and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
7 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – The European Central Bank should react if economic growth continues to stagnate and inflation stays close to 1% in the coming quarters, according to ECB Governing Council member Mário Centeno.
7 July 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 06 June with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
11 June 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – It is ‘quite likely’ that the European Central Bank will still need to put some finishing touches on its monetary policy stance and ease a bit further to maintain price stability, ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said Friday.
11 June 2025
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 26 May with Christodoulos Patsalides, Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
27 May 2025
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – A rate cut of 50bp in the euro area is not warranted by the current situation, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Christodoulos Patsalides.
27 May 2025