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Italy: Leasys Prices €750 Million Senior Unsecured Four-Year Bond

By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italian auto leasing company Leasys on Monday priced a €750 million senior unsecured four-year bond.

20 July 2026 Debt Issuance News

France: AFT Allots €7.58 Billion Across Four BTFs

By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – France’s Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Monday allotted €7.582 billion across four fixed-rate discount Treasury bills (BTFs).

20 July 2026 Debt Issuance News

Lithuania: Finance Ministry Allots €70 Million of April 2028 Bond

By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Lithuania’s Finance Ministry on Monday allotted €70 million of a bond maturing on April 25, 2028.

20 July 2026 Debt Issuance News

ECB Insight: Escrivá and the Succession Question – Hiding in Plain Sight?

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá has attracted little attention in the still unofficial race to succeed ECB President Christine Lagarde. But Escrivá may be hiding in plain sight at the head of the Banco de España, given his strong claim to serious consideration.

20 July 2026 Central Bank News

ECB Insight: SAFE Supports Thursday Hold, But Will Keep ECB Vigilant

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s latest SAFE survey suggests that euro area firms are not further amplifying the energy shock via their own pricing and wage plans, even as they remain skeptical that inflation will return fully to target over the longer term.

20 July 2026 Central Bank News

ECB: Euro Area Firms Report Sharper Rise in Bank Loan Rates in Q2

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Euro area firms reported a marked further tightening in bank lending conditions in the second quarter, while their expectations for selling prices, input costs and wages moderated, the European Central Bank said Monday.

20 July 2026 Central Bank News

ECB Insight: Lagarde’s European Options May Extend Beyond the Élysée

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde’s newly explicit openness to leaving Frankfurt early should not be understood exclusively in terms of a potential candidacy in next year’s critical French presidential election.

20 July 2026 Central Bank News

Germany: Finanzagentur Allots €2.96 Billion of Two Bubills

By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Germany’s Finance Agency (Finanzagentur) on Monday allotted €2.958 billion of two Treasury discount papers, or Bubills.

20 July 2026 Debt Issuance News

ECB Tone Meter Weekly Update: Tone Falls Slightly Amid No Rush to Tighten Again

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter edged lower this week in both its Governing Council and Executive Board measures, with the latter declining to almost the same level as the former, virtually eliminating the gap that had previously separated the two.

17 July 2026 Central Bank News

ECB Comment Recap: Policymakers Lean Toward Patience While Keeping Action on the Table

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is a collection of views expressed by ECB Governing Council members on various topics of high relevance related to next week’s meeting and the further evolution of monetary policy.

17 July 2026 Central Bank News

ECB’s Cipollone Says Digital Euro Will Help Preserve Banks’ Role in Payments

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said Friday that the digital euro would help preserve commercial banks’ role in the payments ecosystem while strengthening Europe’s payments sovereignty.

17 July 2026 Central Bank News

Luxembourg: John Deere Bank Prices €600 Million Senior Unsecured Bond

By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Deere & Company subsidiary John Deere Bank S.A. on Thursday priced a €600 million senior unsecured bond.