By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Belgium expects to issue €51.6 billion in OLOs in 2026, an increase of €5.9 billion from the €45.7 billion the Debt Agency projects for 2025, according to its funding plan released Friday by the Belgian Debt Agency.
5 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said on Friday that even minor but persistent deviations from the ECB’s inflation target could affect inflation expectations, stressing that the ECB should not tolerate a sustained undershoot.
5 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The ECB Tone Meter moved slightly dovish this week, with the Governing Council reading at -0.12, which we classify as broadly neutral but still with a marginal dovish tilt, and the Executive Board at +0.05, which we view as neutral with a very marginal hawkish lean.
5 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Austria’s federal financing agency (OeBFA) plans to issue €43–47 billion in Austrian government bonds (RAGB) and €2–4 billion in short-term instruments next year, according to its 2026 Funding Outlook, issued Thursday.
4 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Thursday that economic growth in the euro area had been subdued and was expected to remain moderate in coming years.
4 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said on Thursday that if upside risks fail to materialize, the ECB would need to cut interest rates.
4 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that the ECB had been witnessing a “very good transmission” of its monetary policy stance for many quarters.
3 December 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday said that inflation should remain close to 2% in the coming months and that risks to the outlook had narrowed.
3 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said on Wednesday that policymakers should rely on judgement when deciding whether to respond to a mid-size deviation of inflation from target.
3 December 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said in an interview published Tuesday that euro area inflation had practically reached 2% and would fluctuate around that level in the near term.
2 December 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Tuesday said that high equity valuations tied to artificial intelligence in the United States warranted caution, even as he stressed that euro-area banks were stable and that risks to Europe stemmed mainly from abroad.
2 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Monday that interest rates were at “broadly” neutral levels and that the ECB’s first inflation projection for 2028—set for release in the Governing Council’s December meeting—would indicate whether the institution remains on course to reach its 2% target.
1 December 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice-President Luis de Guindos said the current level of interest rates remained appropriate and that policy would adjust only if the economic environment changed, according to an interview published Monday.
1 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Friday that policymakers should pursue a “well-thought-out” streamlining of bank supervision, arguing that regulatory complexity has grown to a point that it is depressing the productivity of European banks.
28 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Latvia’s Ministry of Finance has moved to nominate Mārtiņš Kazāks, President of Latvijas Banka and member of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council, for the position of ECB Vice President, it said Thursday.
27 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said on Thursday that the French economy was doing better than expected and that fiscal consolidation would, contrary to common belief, have a positive impact.
27 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Thursday that although downside risks to inflation are now “better known”, potential upside risks should not be overlooked.
27 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – ZARAGOZA, Spain (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President said on Thursday that the euro area labor market remains well situated, even if the pace of job creation is weaker than in previous years.
27 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following are key sections of comments by European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane on Wednesday at the Santander CIB Event in Paris:
26 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said on Wednesday that it was premature to declare victory on inflation, adding that the sustainability of being at target would remain in doubt until non-energy prices also returned to target.
26 November 2025