France: Société Générale Prices CHF205 Million Senior Non-Preferred Notes
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Société Générale on Thursday priced CHF205 million fixed-rate senior non-preferred notes.
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Germany: WIBank Prices €500 Million Five-Year Bond
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – German bank Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen (WIBank) on Thursday priced a €500 million five-year senior unsecured bond guaranteed by the Federal State of Hesse.
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France: Société Générale Prices CHF205 Million Senior Non-Preferred Notes
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Société Générale on Thursday priced CHF205 million fixed-rate senior non-preferred notes.
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ECB’s Lagarde: Inflation, Growth Risks “More Broadly Balanced” Than Few Weeks Ago
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that upside risks to inflation and downside risks to growth in the euro area had become “more broadly balanced” in recent weeks.
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Germany: Deutsche Pfandbriefbank Prices €500 Million Three-Year Green Senior Preferred Notes
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – German bank Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG on Wednesday priced €500 million of three-year green senior preferred notes.
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Germany: Joint Länder Prices €1 Billion Five-Year Senior Unsecured Note
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Three German federal states on Wednesday priced a €1 billion five-year state treasury note (Landesschatzanweisung).
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ECB’s Vujčić: Preliminary Inflation Data No “Big Surprise”; “All Options Open” for July
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Boris Vujčić on Wednesday indicated that preliminary June euro area inflation data were not too far from expectations and that the ECB was not foreclosing on any of its policy options ahead of the July meeting.
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ECB’s Kazāks Says Urgency of Consecutive Rate Moves Has Fallen Significantly
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks on Wednesday said the urgency of consecutive interest rate increases had decreased significantly and that the ECB did not currently need to respond forcefully to inflation.
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ECB’s Nagel Says July, September Still “Open Race” After Energy Price Retreat
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Wednesday said July and September remained open for possible further policy action, citing uncertainty about whether the recent decline in energy prices would prove sustainable.
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ECB’s Kocher Says Choice at Next Meetings Likely Between Hold and Further Hike
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Wednesday said the ECB’s coming meetings would likely be about whether to leave monetary policy unchanged or raise interest rates further.
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EU: Commission Allots €4.06 Billion Across Three EU-Bills
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, on Wednesday allotted €4.061 billion of EU-Bills across three lines.
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Germany: Finanzagentur Allots €2.67 Billion to Bidders in 2032 Bund Reopening
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Germany’s debt management agency, Finanzagentur, on Wednesday allotted €2.673 billion to bidders in a reopening of the 2.50% federal bond (Bund) due November 15, 2032.
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UK: DMO Allots £1.25 Billion of 0⅛% Index-linked Gilt 2031
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday allotted £1.25 billion nominal of the 0⅛% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2031.
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ECB’s Kocher: June Hike Necessary, ECB Not Pre-Committed to Path
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s June rate hike was necessary even if a milder inflation scenario now materializes, but the Governing Council is not pre-committed to any future path, ECB Governing Council member Martin Kocher said Wednesday.
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ECB’s Kazāks: No Need for Urgent Action or Repeated Hikes in Current Environment
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Wednesday that the ECB was under no pressure to act urgently or deliver repeated interest rate hikes in the current environment.
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ECB’s Demarco: “Would Be Prudent Not to Rush into Policy Action”
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal – European Central Bank Governing Council member Alexander Demarco said on Wednesday that policymakers should not rush into further monetary tightening, citing the sharp decline in oil prices.
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Transcript: Interview with ECB Governing Council member Wunsch on 30 June 2026
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – Following is a transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 30 June 2026 with Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
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Exclusive: ECB’s Wunsch: “The Case for a Further Hike is Receding”
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – Arguments supporting additional monetary policy tightening in the euro area are visibly fading, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch.
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ECB’s Rehn Says Not to Jump the Gun on July, No Major Second-Round Effects
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn on Tuesday declined to say whether he would support another rate hike in July, saying the ECB should not “jump the gun” and that inflation expectations remained anchored.
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ECB’s Dolenc Says Wait-and-See Until September Could Be Appropriate
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Primož Dolenc on Tuesday said there was no urgency for the ECB to consider further policy tightening if energy prices remained subdued.
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