By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Friday said that the ECB would act gradually and consistent with circumstances rather than in keeping with any foreordained timetable.
4 February 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde’s performance at the press conference on Thursday suggested that she is finally taking her Governing Council colleagues’ inflation fears with the commensurate degree of seriousness and that she regards the situation as having changed in a way that could conceivably lead to a policy move as soon as March.
3 February 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – High inflation could change the macro-financial outlook, Banco de España Deputy Governor Margarita Delgado said Thursday.
3 February 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – There is reason to believe that the German economy is on the verge of picking back up again, Bundesbank board member Sabine Mauderer said Wednesday.
2 February 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Judging by the effort European Central Bank Governing Council members have put into hammering home their views since their last gathering, one might think that the meeting this week stood to yield a particularly significant outcome following a heated debate. While the discussion will probably be spirited, expectations of major results are likely to be dashed.
1 February 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Whether European inflation subsides soon depends on whether currently high rates of price growth trigger second-round effects, European Central Bank Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said late Sunday.
31 January 2022
They Said it - Recent Monetary Policy Comments Made by ECB Governing Council Members
26 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – A short-term weakening of the Irish economy will not prevent generally strong growth over the medium term, according to the Central Bank of Ireland on Wednesday.
26 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – That euro area inflation would stubbornly remain at levels well above 2% is the least likely scenario of the three most likely hypothetical scenarios, European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane said Tuesday.
25 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – When the European Central Bank starts hiking interest rates, it probably won’t do so as boldly as the US Federal Reserve, ECB Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said Monday.
25 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – There is a danger of a wage-price spiral in Europe, European Central Bank Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said Saturday.
24 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Absent any further shocks to the economy, the European Central Bank could be expected to start hiking interest rates next year, ECB Governing Council member Olli Rehn said on Saturday.
24 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The German economy probably contracted in the last quarter, though the drop would not have been precipitous, the German Bundesbank indicated on Monday in its latest monthly report.
24 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf on Monday said that inflation risks were on the upside.
24 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf on Saturday said that while he did not anticipate a hike in official borrowing costs this year, that would have to be watched closely.
24 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Monday said that the ECB would do what was necessary to achieve price stability.
24 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Monday said that there was no reason for the ECB to do more than cautiously withdraw measures linked specifically to the pandemic.
24 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Saturday said that the ECB intended to gradually modify its policy stance to make sure that inflation slows to a steady level in line with price stability.
23 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank will take action once the conditions of its forward guidance are met, ECB President Christine Lagarde said Friday.
21 January 2022
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a reasonably complete compendium of the most recent comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members with respect to monetary policy. The frequency of updates will correspond approximately to the frequency with which relevant comments are made.
20 January 2022