By David Barwick – HELSINKI (Econostream) – Reduced US Federal Reserve autonomy would “logically” produce structurally higher US inflation with consequences for European monetary policy, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn.
8 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 4 December 2025 with Markus Stix, Managing Director in charge of markets at the Austrian Treasury.
4 December 2025
- Markus Stix, Austrian Treasury Managing Director: 2026 gross issuance seen €43–45bn vs. €45bn in 2025
- Stix: “We again aim for three euro syndications” in 2026
- Stix: Will be active in issuance in 1H26, but will keep “some powder dry for later”
- Stix: Open to opportunistic long-end issuance via taps of outstanding century bonds
- Stix: No plans to issue a new century bond in 2026
- Stix: New green bond via syndication in 2026 “one of many options”
- Stix: Would consider CHF market again to fund new green eligible expenditures
- Stix: No plans to add additional tenors to Bundesschatz program
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 27 November 2025 with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
2 December 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The likelihood that the European Central Bank would cut if confronted with a negative inflation shock is greater than the probability of it hiking in response to a positive shock of equal magnitude, according to ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks.
2 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 24 November with Anu Sammallahti, Director of Finance and Acting Head of Division at Finland’s State Treasury:
27 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Finland would consider issuing bonds in GBP, SEK and NOK if doing so were seen as cost-effective, according to Anu Sammallahti, Director of Finance and Acting Head of Division at the State Treasury.
27 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 Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 30 October 2025 with Jun Dumolard, Head of Funding and Investor Relations at the European Stability Mechanism.
13 November 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The European Stability Mechanism is aware of some investor interest in longer-maturity bonds and would “pay attention” to that demand, according to Jun Dumolard, Head of Funding and Investor Relations at the ESM.
13 November 2025
By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 07 November with Martin Kocher, Governor of the Austrian National Bank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
12 November 2025
By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – Economic growth in the euro area could prove somewhat better than current projections, given the improvement seen in the latest data, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher.
12 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 22 October with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
22 October 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – It could be that the European Central Bank’s easing cycle has reached the terminal rate and that the next adjustment of interest rates will be upwards, according to ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks on Wednesday.
22 October 2025
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller on Wednesday said that the ECB was in a good position from which to maintain its current monetary policy stance while observing the course of economic developments.
16 October 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 1 October 2025 with Bob Kieffer, Director of the Luxembourg Treasury.
9 October 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Luxembourg will launch a retail defense bond in the first quarter of 2026 with an issuance size of about €150 million, according to Bob Kieffer, Director of the Luxembourg Treasury.
9 October 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 24 September 2025 with Mercedes Abascal, Deputy Director General of Public Debt Management at the Spanish Treasury.
30 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Spain will not proceed with the syndicated bond issuance that had been expected late in 2025, diverging from its standard practice of four such operations a year, according to Mercedes Abascal, Deputy Director General of Public Debt Management at the Spanish Treasury.
30 September 2025