By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Observers of European Central Bank monetary policy would be well advised to pay heed to the comments of Governing Council members since last week’s non-monetary policy meeting, as they leave open policy option doors that under other circumstances might have now been closing.
28 February 2023
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane said on Tuesday that interest rates could remain in restrictive territory for a protracted period.
28 February 2023
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The Bank of International Settlements warned on Monday that markets’ rate cut bets were premature, as central banks will need to keep rates higher for longer to tackle high inflation.
27 February 2023
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a compendium of comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members related to the appropriate pace of upcoming ECB monetary policy tightening. We include only comments made in 2023.
27 February 2023
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday that there was every reason to believe that the ECB would hike by another 50bp in March.
27 February 2023
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank key interest rates are not yet in restrictive territory, but will soon be there, Governing Council member Boris Vujčić said Monday.
27 February 2023
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Ignazio Visco said on Sunday that monetary policy in the Eurozone will be more restrictive if necessary.
26 February 2023
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned on Saturday against complacency in the wake of good news about the Eurozone economy.
25 February 2023
- ECB insider: Updated forecasts will maintain view of more persistent inflation dynamics
- ECB insider: Don’t expect any material change in core inflation dynamics in 2023
- ECB insider: Not seeing much inflation from the end of China’s zero-Covid policy
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Friday that core inflation looked set to remain high for a prolonged period of time in the euro area, potentially necessitating further significant interest rate hikes.
24 February 2023
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank announced on Thursday that it incurred losses of over €1.6 billion in 2022, a deficit it had to compensate for using funds from its provision for financial risks.
23 February 2023
- KfW: Cost benefits of issuing US dollar bonds ‘not that obvious anymore’
- KfW: Optimistic that in Q2, ‘we'll find a good window’ to issue US dollar-denominated bonds
- KfW: Aim to reach average maturity of five to six years; don't plan many long-term fundings
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday that the ECB was not necessarily going to raise rates at each one of its five monetary policy meetings between now and September, by which month he expects rate hikes to end.
22 February 2023
- ECB’s Kazāks: Council retreat occasion to align our views, express our worries and perspectives
- ECB’s Kazāks: ‘The meeting in Finland will prepare us for policy decisions going forward’
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a compendium of comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members related to the appropriate pace of upcoming ECB monetary policy tightening. We include only comments made since the December 15 Council meeting.
21 February 2023
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reiterated on Wednesday her determination to fight inflation and doubled down on the ECB’s data-dependent approach to monetary policy.
21 February 2023
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank needs to hike interest rates beyond March in view of high core inflation, but should reach the terminal rate in the summer, ECB Governing Council member Olli Rehn said on Friday.
20 February 2023
By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Underlying inflation pressures are likely to remain persistent in the euro area, with wage increases leading to second-round effects on prices, the German Bundesbank said on Monday.
20 February 2023
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank will almost inevitably have to hike interest rates by 50bp next month, when it might provide some indication of its subsequent policy moves, according to ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Friday.
17 February 2023