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Exclusive: ECB’s de Guindos: Must Be “Very Vigilant” if Chinese Trade Diversion to Europe Grows

Transcript: Interview with Polish DMO Head Karol Czarnecki on 3 February 2026

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 3 February 2026 with Karol Czarnecki, Director of the Public Debt Department at the Polish Ministry of Finance:

Exclusive: Polish DMO Head Czarnecki: USD Issuance Potentially Due in H1 2026, Return to Euro Market in H2

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Poland could issue a USD benchmark bond in the first half of 2026, while returning to the euro market is also a possibility for the second part of the year, according to Karol Czarnecki, Director of the Public Debt Department at the Polish Ministry of Finance.

Transcript of Chat with ECB Governing Council Member Šimkus on 28 January 2026

By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Following is the transcript of a brief chat on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 with European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus, chairman of the Bank of Lithuania:

Exclusive: ECB’s Šimkus: “To Say We Need to Adjust Policy Because the Euro Is at $1.19 Is an Oversimplification”

By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus on Wednesday rejected calls to react too quickly to the strengthening of the euro versus the dollar.

Transcript: Interview with Australian Office of Financial Management’s Anna Hughes on 22 January

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on January 22 with Anna Hughes, CEO of the Australian Office of Financial Management.

Exclusive: Australia Debt Head: New Bonds Around 12-Year Tenor Likely to Be Issued in 2026–27

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Australia is likely to introduce new Treasury bond lines of around the 12-year point and may consider launching a new 30-year benchmark in the 2026-27 fiscal year, according to Anna Hughes, CEO of the Australian Office of Financial Management.

Transcript: Interview with ECB Governing Council member Radev on 17 January 2026

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 17 January 2026 with Dimitar Radev, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:

Exclusive: ECB’s Radev: Rate Hikes Would Require Persistent Services Inflation, Wage Growth

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Hiking interest rates would require clearer evidence of persistent services inflation and strong wage dynamics, as well as signs that domestic price pressures were failing to ease as projected, according to Dimitar Radev, governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and member of the European Central Bank Governing Council.

Transcript: Interview with ECB Governing Council member Kazāks on 15 January 2026

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 15 January with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:

Exclusive: ECB’s Kazāks: Rates Appropriate as They Are, Market Pricing “Broadly Reasonable”

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s current interest rate level is appropriate and financial markets’ rate expectations appear broadly aligned with the baseline outlook, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks.

Exclusive: Estonian Finance Minister Ligi: ECB’s Müller Has “Very Good Track Record”

By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on Tuesday with Estonian Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi on the margins of the Central & Eastern European Forum.

Exclusive: Portugal’s Centeno: ECB “Executive Board Should Reflect a Balanced View of Europe”

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream with former European Central Bank Governing Council member Mário Centeno. The interview focused exclusively on the matter at hand—Centeno's announcement on Thursday of his candidacy to succeed ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos, whose term ends on 31 May 2026—and did not delve into any aspect of current ECB policy:

Exclusive: ECB’s Stournaras: Must “Preserve Optionality and Stand Ready to Move Our Policy Rates in Either Direction”

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank must remain in an attitude of readiness to adjust its interest rates either up or down as circumstances require, according to ECB Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Tuesday.

Transcript: Interview with Dutch State Treasury Agency’s Saskia van Dun on 11 December 2025

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 11 December 2025 with Saskia Van Dun, Agent of the Dutch State Treasury Agency:

Exclusive: Dutch Debt Head: “Not Very Concerned” About Pension Reform Impact, Partly Priced In

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The Dutch State Treasury Agency is “not very concerned” about the impact of the country’s pension reform on the long end of the curve, given mitigating factors and the fact that part of the effect has already been priced in, according to DSTA Agent Saskia van Dun.

Transcript: Interview with ECB Governing Council member Rehn on 5 December 2025

By David Barwick – HELSINKI (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 5 December 2025 with Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:

Exclusive: ECB’s Rehn: Reduced Fed Autonomy Would Raise U.S. Inflation and Require ECB Reaction

By David Barwick – HELSINKI (Econostream) – Reduced US Federal Reserve autonomy would “logically” produce structurally higher US inflation with consequences for European monetary policy, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn.

Transcript: Interview with Austrian Treasury Managing Director Markus Stix on 4 December 2025

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 4 December 2025 with Markus Stix, Managing Director in charge of markets at the Austrian Treasury.

Exclusive: Austria Debt Head: Will Not Issue in Long End of Curve at Any Price in 2026

- Markus Stix, Austrian Treasury Managing Director: 2026 gross issuance seen €43–45bn vs. €45bn in 2025
- Stix: “We again aim for three euro syndications” in 2026
- Stix: Will be active in issuance in 1H26, but will keep “some powder dry for later”
- Stix: Open to opportunistic long-end issuance via taps of outstanding century bonds
- Stix: No plans to issue a new century bond in 2026
- Stix: New green bond via syndication in 2026 “one of many options”
- Stix: Would consider CHF market again to fund new green eligible expenditures
- Stix: No plans to add additional tenors to Bundesschatz program