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ECB’s Elderson: Will Use Supervisory Toolkit to Ensure Bank Compliance

ECB’s Elderson: Will Use Supervisory Toolkit to Ensure Bank Compliance

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Frank Elderson on Thursday said that the ECB Supervisory Board would monitor banks' approach to risk-taking and be ready to act if they failed to observe the guidelines.

26 September 2024 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Villeroy: France Cannot Continue to Accumulate Debt

ECB’s Villeroy: France Cannot Continue to Accumulate Debt

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Wednesday said that France's fiscal situation was a problem that needed to be addressed.

25 September 2024 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Knot: Expect Rates to Be Cut to Below 3%

ECB’s Knot: Expect Rates to Be Cut to Below 3%

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said on Tuesday that the ECB would likely cut rates in the first half of 2025 below 3%.

25 September 2024 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Nagel: ‘German Economy Will Slowly Pick up Speed Again’

ECB’s Nagel: ‘German Economy Will Slowly Pick up Speed Again’

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Tuesday said that the transitory nature of some of the reasons for Germany's weak growth meant that the economy would slowly recover.

24 September 2024 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde: Inflation ‘Not Quite’ Defeated Yet

ECB’s Lagarde: Inflation ‘Not Quite’ Defeated Yet

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that despite inflation being almost at the 2% target, it was not quite defeated yet.

24 September 2024 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Elderson: ‘Climate-Related Risk Is Still Underpriced’

ECB’s Elderson: ‘Climate-Related Risk Is Still Underpriced’

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Frank Elderson on Monday said that it was important to improve initiatives to integrate climate-related risk drivers into credit risk management.

23 September 2024 | Central Bank News
ECB Economic Bulletin: Challenges to Euro Area Competitiveness Might Persist

ECB Economic Bulletin: Challenges to Euro Area Competitiveness Might Persist

By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Some of the challenges facing the euro area’s external competitiveness, which have resulted in a gradual decline in its market share in global trade, might persist, according to a section of the Economic Bulletin prereleased by the European Central Bank on Monday.

23 September 2024 | Central Bank News