By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Friday signaled that another ECB interest rate increase was highly probable if conditions persisted, citing mounting energy pressures and increasing risks of second-round effects.
13 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said on Friday that expectations of future productivity gains from artificial intelligence were pushing up long-term interest rates, tightening financing conditions in Europe and potentially holding back investment.
13 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Friday called for a common European corporate framework to help businesses expand across borders, arguing that fragmented national systems were preventing Europe from turning its innovative capacity into stronger growth.
13 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Boris Vujčić said on Thursday that inflationary pressures in the euro area remain relatively muted compared with the previous inflation shock, although further indirect effects from higher energy prices could still emerge with a lag.
12 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick - RIGA (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 11 November 2026.
12 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – RIGA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said Wednesday that further monetary tightening was “not a race toward much higher rates” and that policymakers needed to consider whether additional increases would unnecessarily harm growth if inflation was credibly projected to subside over the next 12 to 18 months.
12 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – France may support Bank for International Settlements General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos for European Central Bank president as European Union leaders seek agreement on a broader leadership package as soon as this month, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
12 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said on Wednesday that the ECB should wait for further inflation data and its December staff projections before deciding on its next monetary policy move, pointing to the effects of previous interest rate increases and tighter financing conditions despite persistent upside inflation risks.
11 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – RIGA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Wednesday said the ECB would take the steps required to restore price stability in the euro area.
11 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Christodoulos Patsalides on Wednesday said persistent price pressures would make the direction of monetary policy clear, while noting that meaningful second-round effects had yet to emerge and oil prices had fallen substantially.
11 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – RIGA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks on Wednesday called for deeper European economic integration and the removal of national financial barriers, warning that fragmentation was undermining investment, competition and growth.
11 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – RIGA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Wednesday said Germany’s economic recovery was proving stronger than the Bundesbank had expected over the summer, but warned that higher public spending would do little to lift its growth potential without structural reforms.
11 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – GENEVA, Switzerland (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Tuesday that financial markets' pricing of fiscal risks in France should be viewed as a positive development that could encourage governments to put their public finances on a more sustainable footing.
10 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel indicated Tuesday that he saw a case for further tightening, with the December projections set to clarify whether interest rates need to move into restrictive territory.
10 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said Tuesday there was a strong case for a December rate hike if the data held up, while cautioning that energy prices and financing conditions could shift materially before the meeting.
10 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said Tuesday that explaining how policymakers weigh incoming data is more effective than signaling where interest rates are headed when rates are away from their effective lower bound.
10 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) –European Central Bank Governing Council member Emmanuel Moulin said on Tuesday that the ECB’s concern is to ensure that energy-driven inflation does not propagate to the wider economy or cause a wage-price spiral, adding that policymakers would decide in December whether another interest rate increase was necessary.
10 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone on Tuesday urged EU lawmakers to wrap up negotiations on the digital euro and adopt the legislation by year-end, warning that a delay could push back its introduction and deepen Europe’s reliance on foreign payment providers.
10 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olaf Sleijpen said on Tuesday that credible fiscal frameworks can help prevent concerns about sovereign debt from interfering with the transmission of monetary policy across the euro area, highlighting the importance of sound public finances and deeper European integration.
10 November 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks on Tuesday said the evidence currently favored further monetary tightening and that the ECB should be prepared to raise rates cautiously if needed.
10 November 2026 | Central Bank News