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ECB Insight: Dolenc Adds to Evidence of Little Appetite for Hiking

ECB Insight: Dolenc Adds to Evidence of Little Appetite for Hiking

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Our Insights on April 7 , April 1 and March 27 argued that recent European Central Bank Governing Council communication had increasingly come to sound like that of a body dutifully keeping April 30 live while sounding reluctant to move then. Bank of Slovenia Governor Primož Dolenc’s podcast comments on Wednesday reinforce that impression — despite almost certainly having been recorded before the overnight ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

8 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Dolenc Warns Iran Conflict May Push Inflation Higher and Weigh Further on Growth

ECB’s Dolenc Warns Iran Conflict May Push Inflation Higher and Weigh Further on Growth

By Marta Vilar and David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Primož Dolenc said on Wednesday that the war in Iran would negatively impact both inflation and growth, while cautioning more broadly that the conflict would have repercussions for Slovenia, Europe, and the global economy.

8 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Elderson: Fossil Fuel Dependence Makes Price Stability Vulnerable

ECB’s Elderson: Fossil Fuel Dependence Makes Price Stability Vulnerable

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Frank Elderson said on Tuesday that Europe’s dependence on imported fossil fuels was making it harder for the ECB to maintain price stability and argued that meeting the continent’s clean-energy targets would reduce the link between volatile global markets and domestic prices.

7 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Wunsch Does Not Exclude April Hike, Says Move May Be Needed by June

ECB’s Wunsch Does Not Exclude April Hike, Says Move May Be Needed by June

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said Tuesday that he would not exclude an April interest-rate hike and suggested the ECB would likely have to raise rates by June if the Middle East-driven energy shock had not subsided.

7 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB Insight: Villeroy Can Finally Afford to Be Honest About Rate Hikes

ECB Insight: Villeroy Can Finally Afford to Be Honest About Rate Hikes

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – It’s easy to picture some of those listening to European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau’s speech last Thursday doing a double-take on hearing him say that the next change in ECB interest rates was probably destined to be a hike.

7 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB Insight: Little Rush to Go to Bat for an April Hike

ECB Insight: Little Rush to Go to Bat for an April Hike

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The Insight we published on April 1 argued that European Central Bank Governing Council communication had lately grown distinctly more tentative. Austrian National Bank Governor Martin Kocher’s Politico interview on April 2 lets us make the point more plainly: as things stand today, the burden of proof at the April meeting lies with a hike, not a hold.

7 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Stournaras Says Persistent Energy Shock Would Warrant Tighter Stance

ECB’s Stournaras Says Persistent Energy Shock Would Warrant Tighter Stance

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said on Monday that the ECB would have to consider a tighter monetary policy stance if Middle East-related energy shocks proved persistent enough to affect medium-term inflation expectations and wages.

6 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Sleijpen: New Data by April Meeting Will Be “Limited”

ECB’s Sleijpen: New Data by April Meeting Will Be “Limited”

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olaf Sleijpen said in a podcast aired Saturday that the amount of new data available by the ECB’s April 30 policy meeting would be limited.

4 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Radev Warns Prolonged Energy Shock Can Spread Through Wider Economy

ECB’s Radev Warns Prolonged Energy Shock Can Spread Through Wider Economy

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Dimitar Radev warned on Friday that a prolonged external shock starting in energy could spread more broadly through the economy, with implications for monetary conditions as well as for businesses.

3 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Villeroy Says Next Rate Move Likely Up, Timing Too Early to Call

ECB’s Villeroy Says Next Rate Move Likely Up, Timing Too Early to Call

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said on Thursday that it was too early to predict the timing of any ECB rate increase, but that the next move in rates was likely to be upward.

2 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB’s Šimkus Says It Is Too Early to Generalize About April Move

ECB’s Šimkus Says It Is Too Early to Generalize About April Move

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus on Thursday cautioned against drawing early conclusions about whether the ECB would need to act at its April meeting in response to the Iran shock.

2 April 2026 Central Bank News
German Ex-Finance Minister Kukies to Join Morgan Stanley, Ending ECB Speculation

German Ex-Finance Minister Kukies to Join Morgan Stanley, Ending ECB Speculation

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Former German finance minister Jörg Kukies is joining Morgan Stanley, returning to the banking sector after years in senior public office. He is to start in London in May and move to Frankfurt in November to become Country Head for Germany and Austria as well as CEO and Chairman of the Management Boards of Morgan Stanley Europe SE Group.

1 April 2026 Central Bank News
ECB Insight: The ECB Still Keeps April Open, but Sounds Less Eager to Use It

ECB Insight: The ECB Still Keeps April Open, but Sounds Less Eager to Use It

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Since the European Central Bank’s March 19 meeting, Governing Council members have plainly worked to keep April 30 live. So much is clear. Less clear is whether policymakers are doing much to prepare the ground for such a move.

1 April 2026 Central Bank News