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ECB Insight: Rotation Risk in 2026, or Which Meetings Are Most Exposed to the Voting Roster

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank emphasizes that the monthly rotation of Governing Council voting rights does not silence anyone: all governors still attend and have the right to speak, and most decisions are reached by consensus. A recent empirical study of the ECB’s rotation model is broadly consistent with that claim, finding only rare cases in which rotation appears likely to have determined outcomes.

6 January 2026 Central Bank News

ECB’s Pereira: Portuguese Inflation Expected to Converge to 2% Within Projection Horizon

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Álvaro Santos Pereira said on Tuesday that the Portuguese economy had shown resilience and that inflation in the country was expected to converge towards 2% within the projection horizon.

6 January 2026 Central Bank News

ECB’s Lagarde Welcomes Bulgaria to Euro Area, Notes Geopolitical Uncertainty

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday welcomed Bulgaria as the euro area’s newest member, noting that the area was facing an uncertain geopolitical situation.

1 January 2026 Central Bank News

France Targets €310 Billion of Long-Term Issuance in 2026 as AFT Maintains Heavy Supply Across Curve

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - France’s Agence France Trésor has mapped out a hefty €310 billion funding plan for 2026, a total that sets the tone for sovereign bond markets as investors brace for continued supply across the yield curve, the agency announced on Tuesday.

30 December 2025 Central Bank News

ECB Insight: Bulgaria’s Entry and Key Term Endings Make 2026 a Turnover Year for the Governing Council

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – As the European Central Bank’s Governing Council wonders how long its current “good place” will last and to what policy move it will ultimately give way, it also faces another year of above-average turnover.

29 December 2025 Central Bank News

ECB’s Wunsch Says ECB Policy Appropriate, Does Not Rule Out Next Move Being a Hike

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch on Monday said the ECB’s current interest rate stance was appropriate and did not exclude that the next move could be a hike as Eurozone inflation nears 2%.

29 December 2025 Central Bank News

ECB’s Stournaras: Rates Appropriate Unless Major Shock Leads to Significant Deviation from Target

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Sunday said that interest rates would remain appropriate as they now stand unless a major shock occurred.

28 December 2025 Central Bank News

Exclusive: ECB’s Stournaras: Must “Preserve Optionality and Stand Ready to Move Our Policy Rates in Either Direction”

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank must remain in an attitude of readiness to adjust its interest rates either up or down as circumstances require, according to ECB Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Tuesday.

23 December 2025 Central Bank News

ECB’s Schnabel: “Rates Will Probably Remain Stable for Quite Some Time if Nothing Unforeseen Happens”

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Monday said that the ECB interest rates were probably facing a long hold, absent an unexpected development.