France: AFT Allots €8 Billion Across Four BTF Lines
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Monday allotted €7.997 billion of fixed-rate discount Treasury bills (BTFs) at auction.
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Slovakia: Ministry of Finance Sells €569 Million in Competitive Bond Auction
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Slovakia’s Ministry of Finance accepted €569 million of bids across four government bond lines in the competitive part of an auction on Monday, with total demand reaching €1.121 billion, according to results published by ARDAL.
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Ex-ECB's Knot Says Policymakers Must Watch Inflation Expectations, Avoid Undue Harm
By David Barwick – BUDAPEST (Econostream) – Former European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot on Monday said economic fragmentation required monetary authorities to monitor inflation expectations closely, while avoiding unnecessary damage from excessive policy action.
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EU: Commission Raises €6.5 Billion in Three-Line Competitive Bond Auction
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, on Monday raised €6.462 billion through an auction of EU-Bonds across three maturities.
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ECB’s Nagel, ECB’s Lagarde React to Losses in Bond Markets
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Governing Council member Joachim Nagel reacted on Monday to losses in the bond market due to the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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ECB’s Kocher: Euro’s Attractiveness Has Increased Recently
By David Barwick – BUDAPEST (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Monday said the euro’s international attractiveness had recently increased, citing international debt issuance and foreign demand for Eurozone assets.
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ECB’s Kazāks: Rate Direction “Relatively Clear” Barring Deeper Economic Shock
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Monday that the outlook was currently between the baseline and adverse scenarios, adding that the direction of interest rates was “relatively clear” unless the economy suffered a deeper shock.
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Lithuania: Finance Ministry Allots €35 Million in Bond Auction Due March 2036
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania on Monday allotted €35 million of a euro-denominated fixed-rate bond maturing March 10, 2036.
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Spain: Treasury Sets €5.5 Billion-€6.5 Billion Bond Auction for May 21
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Spanish Treasury on Monday announced an indicative issuance target of €5.5 billion to €6.5 billion for its bond auction scheduled for May 21, 2026.
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UK: DMO Consultations Show Support for New 2043 Linker, Mixed Views on Conventional Syndication
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – UK gilt market participants expressed broad support on Monday for a new 2043 index-linked gilt, while views on a planned September conventional syndication remained preliminary and included possible new 10-year or 20-year gilt issuance.
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ECB’s Vujčić: If Shock Continues for Months, Croatia Will Approach “Very Bad Scenario”
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Boris Vujčić said on Sunday that current conditions in Croatia lie between the baseline and adverse scenarios outlined by the Croatian National Bank, adding that the severe scenario would materialize if the shock persists for several months.
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ECB’s Stournaras Says Temporary Inflation Overshoot Would Mean Measured Tightening
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said in an interview that appeared Saturday on Greek website Liberal.gr that a significant but temporary inflation overshoot would call for a measured tightening of monetary policy in the near term, while warning that the ECB could not react mechanically to higher energy prices.
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ECB Tone Meter Weekly Update: Tone Remains Slightly Hawkish as Officials Split Over Hike Trigger
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter fluctuated within slightly hawkish territory this week for the Governing Council, ultimately remaining broadly unchanged and ending just a touch more hawkish than last week, while the Executive Board edged more clearly lower but also stayed slightly hawkish.
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France: AFT Sets BTF, OAT and Inflation-Linked Auctions for May 18, 21
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Friday announced a series of auctions scheduled for May 18 and May 21, 2026, covering fixed-rate discount Treasury bills (BTFs), medium-term government bonds (OATs) and inflation-linked OATs.
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Italy: Public Debt Rises by €19.5 Billion in March to €3.159 Trillion
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s public debt rose by €19.5 billion in March from the previous month to €3.159 trillion, Bank of Italy data showed on Friday.
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Italy: MEF Allots €1.5 Billion in Supplementary BTP Placements on May 14
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) allotted a combined €1.5 billion in supplementary placements of multi-year Treasury bonds (BTPs) on Thursday, according to results published by the Bank of Italy.
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ECB’s Kazāks: Will Be “Forced” to Hike Rates if Inflation Expectations Deteriorate
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said on Thursday that if inflation expectations deteriorate the ECB would be “forced” to hike interest rates.
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ECB’s Kazāks Says April Hold Did Not Mean Looking Through Inflation Shock
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said Thursday that the ECB’s April decision not to raise interest rates did not mean policymakers had decided to look through the current inflation shock.
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ECB Insight: Lane Makes June Hike a Test, Not a Given
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane’s speech late Wednesday on energy supply shocks will come across to some as another building block in the case for a June rate hike. It is, however, more cautious than that: it takes the framework ECB President Christine Lagarde laid out in March and shows why June’s policy decision remains an open question.
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UK: DMO to Auction £1.25 Billion of Index-Linked Gilt Due 2031 on May 19
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Tuesday it will auction £1.25 billion of 0⅛% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2031 on May 19.
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