By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday warned that Europe could face weaker productivity and declining competitiveness unless it accelerates the diffusion of artificial intelligence across the economy.
24 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 12 November 2025 with Tammo Diemer, member of the Executive Board of the German Finance Agency.
24 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Germany is likely to exceed €500 billion in bond issuance in 2026, according to Tammo Diemer, Executive Board member at the German Finance Agency.
24 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Sunday said that political and economic uncertainty in France risks weighing on its borrowing costs and growth potential, with possible spillovers to the wider euro area and delays to key EU reforms.
23 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Saturday warned that Europe’s fiscal stance over the coming years could either reinforce productive investment and potential growth or risk entrenching what she called “fiscal stagnation.”
22 November 2025
By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Friday said that while the ECB’s current monetary policy stance was appropriate, circumstances demanded watchfulness.
21 November 2025
By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller on Friday said that the ECB’s interest rates were in line with its inflation forecast as well as the state of the euro area economy.
21 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – BILBAO, Spain (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Friday that risks to economic growth were now balanced, with incoming data having the potential to surprise in either direction.
21 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Europe’s productivity gap with the United States has widened markedly in recent years, driven by both structural factors and recent shocks, European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Friday.
21 November 2025
By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Friday said deeper and more liquid capital markets have become increasingly important for monetary policy transmission and for supporting investment and growth, including in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE).
21 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – BILBAO, Spain (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Friday that the evolution of inflation was positive, but warned against risks to growth and inflation stemming from increasing cheap Chinese imports.
21 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Friday said the ECB would adjust policy as required to ensure inflation stays at its 2% goal, adding that the current easing in financing conditions is supporting demand.
21 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Álvaro Santos Pereira said on Friday that it was important for the ECB to preserve sufficient policy space in case new shocks make additional rate cuts necessary.
21 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said on Thursday that only a significant change in the outlook would lead him to consider another interest rate move.
20 November 2025
- Our call (part 3): Knot to replace Lagarde; Bénassy-Quéré to be next chief economist
19 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said Wednesday that while the 2025 EU-wide stress test confirmed banks’ resilience, broader top-down analyses uncovered pockets of vulnerability that support a cautious stance on capital buffers.
19 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Tuesday said central banks must keep price stability at the heart of their mandates even as they adapt to structural changes, arguing that credibility built over decades remains essential to navigating shocks.
18 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said Monday that the digital euro is essential to preserving monetary sovereignty and ensuring that central bank money remains usable in an increasingly digital economy.
17 November 2025
By David Barwick – DUBLIN (Econostream) – Ireland faces a challenging global environment marked by elevated financial stability risks, even as domestic households, businesses and banks remain broadly resilient, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) said Monday in its Financial Stability Review 2025:II.
17 November 2025
By David Barwick – DUBLIN (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf on Monday said that he was content with the ECB’s current monetary policy stance and open to whatever rate path developments dictated.
17 November 2025