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BOE's Hauser: Every Reason to Expect More Frequent Market Dysfunction

BOE's Hauser: Every Reason to Expect More Frequent Market Dysfunction

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The susceptibility of market-based finance to liquidity shocks requires more appropriate tools to handle the consequent market dysfunction, Andrew Hauser, Executive Director for Markets at the Bank of England, said Thursday.

7 January 2021 Central Bank News
ECB’s Weidmann: Doubts About Bond Purchases Decided on December 10

ECB’s Weidmann: Doubts About Bond Purchases Decided on December 10

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Monetary policy has limited possibilities in the current situation and the decisions taken by the European Central Bank Governing Council on December 10 are questionable, Council member Jens Weidmann said Thursday.

31 December 2020 Central Bank News
Ex-Bank of Greece’s Mourmouras: Covid to Hasten Advent of Digital Currency

Ex-Bank of Greece’s Mourmouras: Covid to Hasten Advent of Digital Currency

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The pandemic will accelerate the introduction of digital currency, and developments in this regard elsewhere in the world make it imperative that Europe not lag behind, former Eurosystem official John Mourmouras told Econostream on Friday.

16 December 2020 Central Bank News
Ex-Bank of Greece’s Mourmouras: ECB May Have to Act Again Soon

Ex-Bank of Greece’s Mourmouras: ECB May Have to Act Again Soon

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The appreciation of the euro may compel the European Central Bank to make a standard monetary policy move by cutting the deposit facility rate in as little as three months, former Eurosystem official John Mourmouras told Econostream on Friday.

15 December 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Panetta: Can Enlarge and Extend PEPP Yet Again, If Need Be

ECB’s Panetta: Can Enlarge and Extend PEPP Yet Again, If Need Be

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank can further increase the amount of money devoted to asset purchases and conduct these for longer than already foreseen, if inflation prospects justify doing so, ECB Executive Board member Fabio Panetta said Monday.

14 December 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Villeroy: All Our Tools Are Available to Respond to Euro Strength

ECB’s Villeroy: All Our Tools Are Available to Respond to Euro Strength

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank is willing to use any of its monetary policy tools to counter the strength of the euro if the effect on inflation warrants it, Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said Friday.

11 December 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde: Risks Still to Downside, But Less Pronounced

ECB’s Lagarde: Risks Still to Downside, But Less Pronounced

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The risks facing the Eurozone economy are still largely on the downside, but are less threatening than they had been, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday.

10 December 2020 Central Bank News
BOE’s Saunders: Monetary Policy May Need to Do More

BOE’s Saunders: Monetary Policy May Need to Do More

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The Bank of England may need to act further to support the recovery while containment measures remain in place, Michael Saunders, member of the BOE’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said on Friday.

4 December 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Schnabel: ‘Duration Is The Crucial Aspect’

ECB’s Schnabel: ‘Duration Is The Crucial Aspect’

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – How long financing conditions remain favourable is more important than additional quantitative monetary stimulus, European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said Tuesday.

1 December 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s de Guindos: Mid-Term Outlook Brighter But Inflation to Stay Low

ECB’s de Guindos: Mid-Term Outlook Brighter But Inflation to Stay Low

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The medium-term outlook has brightened thanks to progress towards a medical resolution of the pandemic, but the European Central Bank’s coming recalibration will take into account the fact that inflation is seen remaining low, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said Saturday.

28 November 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Panetta: Prospects for Inflation Worse Than a Few Months Ago

ECB’s Panetta: Prospects for Inflation Worse Than a Few Months Ago

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The outlook for inflation has worsened as a result of the second wave of the pandemic and the public health policy response, European Central Bank Executive Board member Fabio Panetta said Friday.

27 November 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Lane: Recovery Path Will Be Long and Fraught With Risks

ECB’s Lane: Recovery Path Will Be Long and Fraught With Risks

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The path to economic recovery remains long and subject to risks despite progress with regard to vaccines against Covid-19, European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane said on Thursday.

26 November 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Mersch: Recalibration Could Mean A Simple Extension in Time

ECB’s Mersch: Recalibration Could Mean A Simple Extension in Time

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The European Central Bank’s recalibration of its instruments could be relatively straightforward and limited to a simple extension in time, Executive Board member Yves Mersch said on Wednesday.

25 November 2020 Central Bank News