By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos on Wednesday said that the ECB’s current interest rates remain “appropriate” but stressed that policymakers were keeping all options open amid heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty.
17 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Tuesday that the ECB should remain agile and prepared to adjust policy in any direction.
16 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said on Tuesday that the easing cycle was nearing its end but might not yet be over.
16 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Tuesday that there was currently no reason for the ECB to cut interest rates further.
16 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher said on Monday that inflation rates among Eurozone countries should not diverge in the long term.
15 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kažimír said on Monday that neglecting upside risks to inflation would be a mistake.
15 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said on Monday that the ECB should keep a steady hand and that small deviations from the inflation target should be allowed.
15 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Sunday said that the ECB was either done or virtually done easing monetary policy.
14 September 2025
By David Barwick - FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said Saturday that additional ECB monetary policy easing would put price stability in the euro area at risk.
13 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said on Friday that the ECB should keep all doors open for future meetings and declined to comment on further moves.
12 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy said on Friday that another interest rate cut could be possible in upcoming meetings and claimed that markets had overreacted by interpreting President Christine Lagarde’s remarks too hawkishly.
12 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Friday that if the Emissions Trading System were to be delayed, the impact on the ECB's inflation projections would be large.
12 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said on Friday that inflation could undershoot more than forecast given the downside risks.
12 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Friday that the inflation target had now been reached but described European growth as “lackluster”.
12 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Friday said that the ECB was “in a good place” but had to remain watchful, given the presence of conflicting risks.
12 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller said on Friday that interest rates were at the correct level and supported economic growth.
12 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Christodoulos Patsalides on Friday said that the ECB would not need to change official interest rates again soon and that when it did, it could be in any direction.
12 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday that the ECB was still in a good place and that risks to economic growth were “more balanced” than in the June projections.
11 September 2025
By Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s Governing Council on Thursday decided to keep its key interest rates unchanged, as widely expected by markets and analysts.
11 September 2025
By David Barwick - FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Central banks must embrace artificial intelligence, deepen cross-border cooperation and systematically prepare for uncertainty if they are to remain resilient in an era of rapid change, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said Tuesday.
9 September 2025