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ECB’s Nagel: Stronger Global Role of Euro Would Boost Strategic Autonomy

ECB’s Nagel: Stronger Global Role of Euro Would Boost Strategic Autonomy

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Wednesday that Europe should seek to strengthen the international role of the euro, arguing that doing so would increase strategic autonomy in a fragmenting global environment.

15 July 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Panetta: ECB to Assess Energy, Wages, Prices in Upcoming Decisions

ECB’s Panetta: ECB to Assess Energy, Wages, Prices in Upcoming Decisions

By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Fabio Panetta said on Wednesday that the ECB would carefully assess energy markets, the economic outlook and wage and price dynamics when considering its future monetary policy decisions.

15 July 2026 Central Bank News
ECB Insight: Nagel Confirms that a July Hike Is Not the Baseline

ECB Insight: Nagel Confirms that a July Hike Is Not the Baseline

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel’s newest remarks confirm that a July rate hike is not the European Central Bank’s baseline and underscore the need for the ECB to exercise great caution under the prevailing circumstances.

15 July 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Nagel Signals No Rush to Follow June Hike with Another Move

ECB’s Nagel Signals No Rush to Follow June Hike with Another Move

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel signaled that the ECB need not rush into another rate hike after June’s move, saying the decision had put policy at an appropriate level and that caution was warranted amid high uncertainty.

15 July 2026 Central Bank News
Exclusive: Iceland DMO Head: Likelier to Issue Plain-Vanilla FX Bond Than Green Bond in 2027

Exclusive: Iceland DMO Head: Likelier to Issue Plain-Vanilla FX Bond Than Green Bond in 2027

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - Iceland is more likely to issue a conventional foreign currency bond than a green bond in 2027, as it continues to prioritize establishing a regular presence in international capital markets with benchmark issuance, according to Esther Finnbogadóttir, head of funding and debt management at the Icelandic Ministry of Finance.

14 July 2026 Debt Issuance News
ECB Insight: Markets Rely on Policymakers’ Signals, Not the ECB’s “Reaction Function”

ECB Insight: Markets Rely on Policymakers’ Signals, Not the ECB’s “Reaction Function”

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is fond of assuring markets that they understand the ECB’s reaction function. After the ECB’s June meeting , for example, she said the Governing Council’s job was to “follow carefully the reaction function that you are all familiar with” and to be “as transparent about [it] as possible so that we are predictable.”

14 July 2026 Central Bank News