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BoE’s Haskel: Concerned About Economic Recovery Getting Stuck

BoE’s Haskel: Concerned About Economic Recovery Getting Stuck

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – Consumers’ uncertainty will restrain the economic recovery from the pandemic, Jonathan Haskel, external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, said on Thursday.

23 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Costa: ‘Nice Idea’ Not to Use up Entire PEPP Envelope

ECB’s Costa: ‘Nice Idea’ Not to Use up Entire PEPP Envelope

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – Making fewer purchases than the volume of the European Central Bank’s pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) would allow is a ‘nice idea’ that would reinforce the ECB’s credibility, ECB Governing Council member Carlos da Silva Costa said Friday.

17 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde: Slowed Down PEPP Buys, But Still Plan to Use in Full

ECB’s Lagarde: Slowed Down PEPP Buys, But Still Plan to Use in Full

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The European Central Bank’s implementation of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) has decelerated somewhat in light of an improved environment, but the ECB still intends to deploy the full envelope, ECB President Christine Lagarde said Thursday.

16 July 2020 Central Bank News
BoE’s Tenreyro: Likely to See Disinflationary Pressures Some Time

BoE’s Tenreyro: Likely to See Disinflationary Pressures Some Time

By David Barwick – LONDON (EconoStream) – Downside risks to demand and the likelihood of persistent disinflationary pressures are among the factors that led Silvana Tenreyro, External Member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, to support additional monetary accommodation last month, she said on Wednesday.

15 July 2020 Central Bank News
Fed’s Brainard: Inflation Expectations Could Complicate Our Task

Fed’s Brainard: Inflation Expectations Could Complicate Our Task

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The possibility of inflation expectations becoming unanchored could make it harder to chart a monetary policy course through the current crisis, Lael Brainard, member of the U.S. Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, said Tuesday.

14 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Costa: Corporate, Household Debt Could Become Unmanageable

ECB’s Costa: Corporate, Household Debt Could Become Unmanageable

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The economic fallout from the pandemic could leave companies and households unable to handle their debt burdens and thus at risk of insolvency, European Central Bank Governing Council member Carlos da Silva Costa said Wednesday.

8 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde: ‘Quite a Bit of Time’ to Decide If We Must Do More

ECB’s Lagarde: ‘Quite a Bit of Time’ to Decide If We Must Do More

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The European Central Bank has ‘quite a bit of time’ to decide whether the measures it has taken so far are sufficient to counter the economic fallout from the pandemic, ECB President Christine Lagarde said Wednesday.

8 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Schnabel: Recession May Be Milder, But in Line with Baseline

ECB’s Schnabel: Recession May Be Milder, But in Line with Baseline

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The impact on economic growth from the pandemic may be less severe than anticipated, but still seems likely to be consistent with the European Central Bank’s chief scenario, ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said on Tuesday.

7 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Panetta: Bigger Global Role of Euro May Affect Monetary Policy

ECB’s Panetta: Bigger Global Role of Euro May Affect Monetary Policy

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The European Central Bank must take into account the potential monetary policy ramifications of greater international use of the euro, even as the institution is an important contributor to the policy mix supporting a bigger global role for the common currency, ECB Executive Board member Fabio Panetta said Tuesday.

7 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Rehn: Must Avoid Premature Exit from Loose Monetary Policy

ECB’s Rehn: Must Avoid Premature Exit from Loose Monetary Policy

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The European Central Bank should play it safe when it comes time to withdraw monetary accommodation so as to avoid any need to backtrack, ECB Governing Council member Olli Rehn said on Friday.

3 July 2020 Central Bank News
BoE’s Haskel: Current Stance Appropriate But Risks Tilted Downward

BoE’s Haskel: Current Stance Appropriate But Risks Tilted Downward

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The Bank of England’s policy stance is suited to the current environment but risks to the outlook are negative overall, Jonathan Haskel, external member of the BOE’s Monetary Policy Committee, said on Wednesday.

1 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Panetta: ECB to React to Any Significant Financial Tightening

ECB’s Panetta: ECB to React to Any Significant Financial Tightening

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – Any significant tightening of financial conditions will elicit a policy reaction from the European Central Bank until the fallout from the pandemic has been overcome, ECB Executive Board member Fabio Panetta said Wednesday.

1 July 2020 Central Bank News