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Germany: WIBank Prices €500 Million Five-Year Bond

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. 

2 July 2026 | Debt Issuance News
ECB’s Kocher: June Hike Necessary, ECB Not Pre-Committed to Path

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.

1 July 2026 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Rehn Says Not to Jump the Gun on July, No Major Second-Round Effects

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.

30 June 2026 | Central Bank News