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They Said it - Recent Monetary Policy Comments Made by ECB Governing Council Members

They Said it - Recent Monetary Policy Comments Made by ECB Governing Council Members

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a reasonably complete compendium of the most recent comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members with respect to monetary policy. The frequency of updates will correspond approximately to the frequency with which relevant comments are made.

20 December 2021 Central Bank News
ECB Insight: Lagarde Delivers Optionality and Flexibility; ECB More Open-Minded

ECB Insight: Lagarde Delivers Optionality and Flexibility; ECB More Open-Minded

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday managed to deliver a set of decisions that preserved a high degree of optionality and flexibility and showed growing open-mindedness at the ECB about what would follow currently elevated uncertainty.

16 December 2021 Central Bank News
ECB Insight: Communications Blitz by Policymakers Could Belie Timid Meeting Outcome

ECB Insight: Communications Blitz by Policymakers Could Belie Timid Meeting Outcome

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Seven weeks ago, we noted in this space that the Governing Council meeting of the European Central Bank that was then two days off had been preceded by an unusually thin trickle of communication, at least from the Executive Board. Now, the opposite is more the case, with seemingly every member of the Council having weighed in, in many cases more than once, about coming decisions or the possibility of deferring these.

14 December 2021 Central Bank News
They Said it - Recent Monetary Policy Comments Made by ECB Governing Council Members

They Said it - Recent Monetary Policy Comments Made by ECB Governing Council Members

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is a reasonably complete compendium of the most recent comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members with respect to monetary policy. The frequency of updates will correspond approximately to the frequency with which relevant comments are made.

13 December 2021 Central Bank News