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ECB’s Villeroy: Will Hike as Needed to Restore Price Stability; Won’t Lead to Recession

ECB’s Villeroy: Will Hike as Needed to Restore Price Stability; Won’t Lead to Recession

- Villeroy: Will continue to raise rates, perhaps at slightly slower pace than in recent months
- Villeroy: ‘Economic activity in Europe is rather resilient and better than expected’
- Villeroy: Expect inflation to be back down to 2% by the end of 2024 or 2025
- Villeroy: Hope inflation now at peak, but in any case will be there in 1H and then decline steadily

23 January 2023
ECB Insight: Jockeying of Hawks Only Underscores Growing Likelihood of Council Rift

ECB Insight: Jockeying of Hawks Only Underscores Growing Likelihood of Council Rift

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The new year does not appear to have brought any change in European Central Bank Governing Council hawks’ ability to dominate the public discourse, even if their recent comments don’t offer policy insight as much as they reflect the risen probability of a greater split in the ranks down the road.

19 January 2023
ECB’s Villeroy: Encouraging Signs on Inflation, But Fight Not Over

ECB’s Villeroy: Encouraging Signs on Inflation, But Fight Not Over

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Wednesday said that there were optimistic indications with respect to inflation, but that the ECB’s efforts to regain control were not at an end yet.

18 January 2023
CEEMEA Exclusive: Poland DMO Head: Yen Bonds Likely, See Lack of Demand for Linkers

CEEMEA Exclusive: Poland DMO Head: Yen Bonds Likely, See Lack of Demand for Linkers

- Poland DMO head: International markets ‘not critical source of funding’ for Poland
- Poland DMO head: See ‘clear need’ to be present in Japan
- Poland DMO head: Resolution of EU funds dispute would be desirable for debt management
- Poland DMO head: Negative CJEU outcome could be ‘black swan’ for Polish bonds

17 January 2023
ECB Insight: Lane Got it ‘Fundamentally’ Right, Or So He Says

ECB Insight: Lane Got it ‘Fundamentally’ Right, Or So He Says

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – How satisfying to look back at an extraordinarily challenging time and be able to confirm that even a pea soup fog of uncertainty didn’t prevent one from acting unerringly. That’s the fortuitous position European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane appears to be in, based on his interview Tuesday with the Financial Times.

17 January 2023