By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Friday said the euro area economy had shown “remarkable resilience” and that inflation was set to ease close to the ECB’s target, while warning that trade tensions and geopolitics were keeping risks tilted to the downside.
26 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mário Centeno said on Friday that being in a “good position” should not be mistaken for an absence of risks to inflation.
26 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Friday that markets’ failure to price in risks related to U.S. trade policies, expansionary fiscal measures, and institutional weakening did not mean that significant negative effects could not materialize in the short or medium term.
26 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone on Thursday again endorsed the ECB’s current monetary policy stance and declined to encourage expectations of another rate cut, suggesting that this would require a major deviation from target.
25 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kažimír said on Thursday that the 2% inflation target had been reached and that there was no need to rush into more interest rate adjustments.
25 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone on Wednesday expressed a relatively high degree of satisfaction with the economic outlook and predicted that inflation over the next two years would remain close to the ECB’s price stability target.
24 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Monday warned that Europe must bolster its economic and financial sovereignty, arguing that a strong euro, deeper capital markets and the development of a digital euro are essential to withstand geopolitical and technological challenges.
22 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said Greece’s inflation remains about a percentage point above the euro area average because domestic demand is outpacing supply, and warned that pay rises must not exceed productivity gains.
22 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Monday that the current level of the exchange rate was not a concern for policymakers.
22 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf on Monday warned that Europe’s shrinking and aging workforce would slow employment and economic growth, saying migration could only partly offset the drag.
22 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Sunday that the ECB had no need to rush its next policy move but refused to rule out the possibility of an insurance interest rate cut.
21 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – COPENHAGEN (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Saturday that the ECB had reached its inflation target and that uncertainty had halved.
20 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Saturday said that there were no grounds to cut interest rates for the time being.
20 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Edward Scicluna on Saturday reiterated that the ECB’s interest rates were appropriate at their current level.
20 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus on Saturday made evident again his preference for an interest rate cut in December.
20 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mário Centeno on Friday said that the ECB could disregard inflation undershooting for no longer than several quarters.
19 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller on Friday said that the ECB did not currently need to ease further.
19 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Thursday that the risk of euro area inflation falling lastingly below target was limited and that inflation risks were two-sided.
18 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Thursday that euro area growth was likely to remain moderate in the coming months amd that risks were now more evenly balanced than before the summer.
18 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Wednesday defended the ECB’s cautious approach, saying it was justified by the uncertainties.
17 September 2025