By Marta Vilar – BERLIN (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday that the Governing Council’s decision to raise interest rates by 25bp was unanimous and a “no-brainer,” while reiterating that the move was “robust” across all the ECB’s scenarios.
10 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25bp on Thursday, as expected, and presented a distinctly less benign medium-term inflation outlook, but stopped short of signaling another increase.
10 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – BERLIN (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s Governing Council on Thursday raised its key interest rates by 25bp, while updated staff projections showed higher headline and core inflation in the coming years alongside stronger economic growth.
10 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Thursday sold €7.75 billion across three Treasury bonds (BTPs), according to results published by the Bank of Italy.
10 September 2026 | Debt Issuance News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Europe needs deeper integration in capital, energy and other markets if it is to become a major player in artificial intelligence and safeguard its economic sovereignty, European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said Wednesday.
9 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – An OMFIF commentary published Tuesday on the race to succeed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is curious in more ways than one, starting with its treatment of what is arguably the most important information it contains: that Lagarde is expected to announce after Thursday’s Governing Council meeting in Berlin that she intends to leave the ECB early next year.
9 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is likely after Thursday’s Governing Council meeting in Berlin to state her intention to leave the ECB early next year, according to OMFIF on Tuesday.
9 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European banks are being held back by fragmented markets rather than prudential requirements, European Central Bank Executive Board member Frank Elderson said Tuesday, arguing that simplifying regulation should not mean lowering capital standards.
8 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Bavaria’s state development bank BayernLabo (Bayerische Landesbodenkreditanstalt) on Tuesday priced a €500 million 10-year social bond.
8 September 2026 | Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – German lender Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (NORD/LB) on Tuesday priced a €500 million senior preferred bond.
8 September 2026 | Debt Issuance News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank is all but certain to raise interest rates by another 25bp on Thursday, the more consequential question thus being how it handles expectations that further tightening may still be needed in the months ahead.
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8 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - Economists broadly expect this week's European Central Bank rate increase to mark the end of the current hiking cycle, with 2.50% remaining the dominant deposit rate forecast through the end of 2027, according to the latest Econostream ECB Survey.
8 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – French public investment bank Bpifrance on Monday priced a €1.25 billion social bond.
7 September 2026 | Debt Issuance News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Dutch lender ING Bank N.V. on Monday priced a dual-tranche €1.75 billion covered bond offering, comprising a €750 million 8-year tranche and a €1 billion 12-year tranche.
7 September 2026 | Debt Issuance News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter rose significantly this week at the Governing Council level while the Executive Board reading was little changed, as more national central bank governors made explicit calls for a rate move at next week’s meeting.
4 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Belgian Debt Agency (BDA) on Friday sold a total of €508 million of linear bonds (OLOs) at its Optional Reverse Inquiry (ORI) auction.
4 September 2026 | Debt Issuance News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is a collection of views expressed by ECB Governing Council members on various topics closely related to next week’s rate-setting meeting and the further evolution of monetary policy.
4 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – A possible early departure of European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel for the International Monetary Fund looks entirely plausible despite her previous declaration that she intended to serve out her term. It would constitute a significant loss for the hawkish wing of the Governing Council.
4 September 2026 | Central Bank News
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Dutch electricity transmission system operator TenneT Netherlands B.V. on Thursday priced €2.5 billion of senior unsecured green bonds, comprising a €1.5 billion 7-year tranche and a €1 billion 15-year tranche.
3 September 2026 | Debt Issuance News