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ECB’s Visco: Broad Consensus on Need For Long Period of Accommodation

ECB’s Visco: Broad Consensus on Need For Long Period of Accommodation

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – There is a ‘broad consensus’ on the need for monetary policy to remain accommodative for a long time to avoid the potentially dangerous consequences of persistently undershooting price stability, European Central Bank Governing Council member Ignazio Visco said on Sunday.

11 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Schnabel: ECB Independence Not Compromised by Asset Buys

ECB’s Schnabel: ECB Independence Not Compromised by Asset Buys

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The government debt increases due to the pandemic across the euro area won’t lead to fiscal dominance over monetary policy and represent no threat to the European Central Bank’s independence, ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said Saturday.

10 October 2020 | Central Bank News
Meeting Account Shows ECB Edgy About Euro, Inflation Expectations

Meeting Account Shows ECB Edgy About Euro, Inflation Expectations

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The account of the European Central Bank’s policy meeting of 9-10 September, released by the ECB on Thursday, showed the Governing Council to consider the risk of a yet stronger euro to be a reason to avoid complacency and to convey to markets the possibility that further strengthening was not automatic.

9 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s de Guindos: We Still Have Ammunition

ECB’s de Guindos: We Still Have Ammunition

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos on Thursday said that the ECB still had ammunition.

8 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s de Cos Reiterates: Euro Strength Undoing Monetary Stimulus

ECB’s de Cos Reiterates: Euro Strength Undoing Monetary Stimulus

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Pablo Hernandez de Cos on Tuesday reiterated his assertion that the strength of the euro had undone much of the monetary accommodation provided by the ECB.

6 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Weidmann: Monetary Policy Making a ‘Crucial’ Contribution

ECB’s Weidmann: Monetary Policy Making a ‘Crucial’ Contribution

5th October 2020 By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – Monetary policy is making a crucial contribution by ensuring that the economic fallout from the pandemic does not trigger second-round effects, European Central Bank Governing Council member...

5 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde Seemingly Pre-empts Strategy Review Debate on Symmetry

ECB’s Lagarde Seemingly Pre-empts Strategy Review Debate on Symmetry

2nd October 2020 By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The European Central Bank’s monetary policy strategy review may turn contentious at times, given the range of Governing Council members’ perspectives, the review’s broad scope and the possibility...

2 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde Seemingly Pre-empts Strategy Review Debate on Symmetry

ECB’s Lagarde Seemingly Pre-empts Strategy Review Debate on Symmetry

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – The European Central Bank’s monetary policy strategy review may turn contentious at times, given the range of Governing Council members’ perspectives, the review’s broad scope and the possibility its outcome...

2 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s de Cos Highlights Virtues of Modifying Inflation Objective

ECB’s de Cos Highlights Virtues of Modifying Inflation Objective

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Pablo Hernandez de Cos on Thursday warned of the danger of persistently low inflation and added his voice to the chorus of those favouring a change in the ECB’s inflation objective.

1 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s de Cos Stresses Readiness to Take New Steps, Notes Euro Rise

ECB’s de Cos Stresses Readiness to Take New Steps, Notes Euro Rise

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Pablo Hernandez de Cos on Thursday emphasised the willingness of the ECB to defend the stability of prices against the backdrop of a strengthening euro.

1 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s de Guindos Hints at Possible Need for More Easing This Year

ECB’s de Guindos Hints at Possible Need for More Easing This Year

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos on Thursday hinted that the ECB might have to provide additional monetary accommodation this year in the absence of adequate support from fiscal policies.

1 October 2020 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde: Inflation Aim Needs to Reflect Concerns We Face

ECB’s Lagarde: Inflation Aim Needs to Reflect Concerns We Face

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (EconoStream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday made clear that the inflation target of the ECB is likely to undergo considerable revision as a result of the recently relaunched strategy review.

30 September 2020 | Central Bank News