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BoE’s Haskel: Current Stance Appropriate But Risks Tilted Downward

BoE’s Haskel: Current Stance Appropriate But Risks Tilted Downward

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The Bank of England’s policy stance is suited to the current environment but risks to the outlook are negative overall, Jonathan Haskel, external member of the BOE’s Monetary Policy Committee, said on Wednesday.

1 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Panetta: ECB to React to Any Significant Financial Tightening

ECB’s Panetta: ECB to React to Any Significant Financial Tightening

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – Any significant tightening of financial conditions will elicit a policy reaction from the European Central Bank until the fallout from the pandemic has been overcome, ECB Executive Board member Fabio Panetta said Wednesday.

1 July 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Villeroy: IMF’s European GDP Forecasts Too Pessimistic

ECB’s Villeroy: IMF’s European GDP Forecasts Too Pessimistic

By David Barwick – PARIS (EconoStream) – The latest growth forecasts of the International Monetary Fund are unduly gloomy with respect to Europe, European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said Monday.

29 June 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Mersch: If Financial Tensions Ease, No Need to Exhaust PEPP

ECB’s Mersch: If Financial Tensions Ease, No Need to Exhaust PEPP

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – Were financial market tensions to dissipate sufficiently, the European Central Bank would not need to deploy the full scope of its pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP), ECB Executive Board member Yves Mersch said Thursday.

25 June 2020 Central Bank News
ECB Weekly Financial Statement - 23rd June 2020

ECB Weekly Financial Statement - 23rd June 2020

23rd June 2020 The ECB Weekly Financial Statement released today shows that the ECB received redemptions for the PEPP programme for the 3rd week running.  The amounts are still low (just €0.6bn).  The PSPP had larger redemptions at €6.3bn, meaning that...

23 June 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Weidmann: There Are No Limits to Our Commitment to the Euro

ECB’s Weidmann: There Are No Limits to Our Commitment to the Euro

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Jens Weidmann said on Monday that he agreed with ECB President Christine Lagarde that there are no limits to monetary authorities’ commitment to the euro.

22 June 2020 Central Bank News
ECB’s Panetta: Need Clearer Picture to Use More of Our Firepower

ECB’s Panetta: Need Clearer Picture to Use More of Our Firepower

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The European Central Bank did not have a sufficiently clear picture ahead to deploy more of its firepower than it did at the June 4 meeting of the Governing Council, ECB Executive Board member Fabio Panetta said on Tuesday.

16 June 2020 Central Bank News