By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – For the second time this week, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde’s monetary policy comments defended the June rate hike more than they illuminate what comes next.
3 July 2026 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Emmanuel Moulin said on Friday that the ECB was in a “good position” following its June interest rate hike, adding that the balance of risks was “in the right place.”
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By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Belgian Debt Agency (BDA) on Friday raised €508 million at its Optional Reverse Inquiry (ORI) auction.
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By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has now said explicitly what had long been implicit: she could leave the ECB before the expiry of her term at the end of October 2027.
3 July 2026 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said late Thursday that she did not know whether the ECB would raise interest rates again at one of its upcoming meetings but added that she had “a general sense” of the direction monetary policy would take.
3 July 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Spanish Treasury on Thursday allotted €6.652 billion across one Bono, two nominal Obligaciones and one inflation-linked Obligación.
2 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Thursday that the key challenge for policymakers was determining whether the inflationary effects of the Middle East war would prove temporary or become persistent enough to threaten the ECB's price stability objective.
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By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – France’s Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Thursday issued €14 billion across four long-term OATs.
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By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Fabio Panetta on Thursday said artificial intelligence had the potential to lift productivity and growth in Italy, but would require greater investment and a financial system capable of supporting innovation.
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By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – German state-owned development bank KfW on Thursday increased its 2026 funding target to €80-85 billion from €75-80 billion, reflecting strong domestic promotional business and an expected positive trend in coming months.
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By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Bank of Italy’s €-coin indicator, a measure of underlying Eurozone economic growth, declined to 0.39 in June from 0.45 in May, according to a joint release by the Bank of Italy and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) on Thursday.
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By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Société Générale on Thursday priced CHF205 million fixed-rate senior non-preferred notes.
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By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – German bank Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen (WIBank) on Thursday priced a €500 million five-year senior unsecured bond guaranteed by the Federal State of Hesse.
2 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Société Générale on Thursday priced CHF205 million fixed-rate senior non-preferred notes.
2 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that upside risks to inflation and downside risks to growth in the euro area had become “more broadly balanced” in recent weeks.
1 July 2026 Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – German bank Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG on Wednesday priced €500 million of three-year green senior preferred notes.
1 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Three German federal states on Wednesday priced a €1 billion five-year state treasury note (Landesschatzanweisung).
1 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Boris Vujčić on Wednesday indicated that preliminary June euro area inflation data were not too far from expectations and that the ECB was not foreclosing on any of its policy options ahead of the July meeting.
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By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks on Wednesday said the urgency of consecutive interest rate increases had decreased significantly and that the ECB did not currently need to respond forcefully to inflation.
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By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Wednesday said July and September remained open for possible further policy action, citing uncertainty about whether the recent decline in energy prices would prove sustainable.
1 July 2026 Central Bank News