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ECB’s Villeroy: PEPP Purchases to Continue Until at Least March 2022

ECB’s Villeroy: PEPP Purchases to Continue Until at Least March 2022

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said Tuesday that the ECB’s asset purchases under the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) would continue until at least next March.

11 May 2021 | Central Bank News
ECB Brief: Lane, on a Communications Tightrope, Gingerly Presses On

ECB Brief: Lane, on a Communications Tightrope, Gingerly Presses On

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane on Monday tempered the optimism of his previous most recent public comments by a shift in emphasis from the upturn to come to the downturn that was as an argument for maintaining policy support.

10 May 2021 | Central Bank News
ECB Brief: Belgium’s Governor Wunsch No Monetary Policy Hawk After All

ECB Brief: Belgium’s Governor Wunsch No Monetary Policy Hawk After All

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – With a share in the European Central Bank’s capital of not quite 3% and a level of GDP that ranks sixth among Eurozone member economies, one might not expect Belgium’s central bank governor to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of an ECB Governing Council monetary policy meeting.

5 May 2021 | Central Bank News