UK: DMO Sells £1 Billion of 2039 Treasury Gilt
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) sold £1 billion of the 1⅛% Treasury Gilt 2039 on Thursday.
28 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News
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Italy: MEF Sells €10.5 Billion of BTPs, CCTeus
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) sold €10.5 billion of BTPs and CCTeus on Thursday, according to data published by the Bank of Italy.
28 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News
UK: DMO Sells £1 Billion of 2030 Treasury Gilt
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) sold £1 billion of the 0⅜% Treasury Gilt 2030 via tender on Thursday.
28 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News
ECB’s Cipollone Says Central Banks Should Embrace Payments Digitalization
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said on Thursday that central banks should embrace the digitalization of money and payments while preserving safety, uniformity and reliability.
28 May 2026 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Lane: Second-Round Effects Would Persist Even if Energy Shock Reversed
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said on Thursday that even if the current energy shock began to reverse, its second-round effects would continue to weigh on the economy “for a while.”
28 May 2026 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Lagarde Warns Central Bank Independence Must Be “Protected and Cultivated”
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday warned that the environment facing central banks had become markedly more difficult, arguing that legal independence alone was no longer sufficient and that credibility earned through action would be decisive in preserving monetary autonomy.
28 May 2026 | Central Bank News
Portugal: IGCP Prices €3 Billion 20-Year Bond Syndication
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Portugal’s Treasury and Public Debt Management Agency (IGCP) on Thursday priced a new €3 billion 20-year syndicated government bond due June 15, 2046.
28 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News
Austria: OeBFA Prices €5.5 Billion Dual-Tranche Benchmark Syndication
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Austria’s debt management agency, OeBFA, on Thursday priced a €5.5 billion dual-tranche syndicated transaction comprising a new five-year and a new 15-year benchmark bond, according to a press release from the Republic of Austria.
28 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News
Italy: MEF Sells €500 Million of 2-Year BTP in Supplementary Auction
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Wednesday sold €500 million of the 2.2% two-year Treasury Bond (BTP) due February 28, 2028 in a supplementary auction reserved for specialists, according to data published by the Bank of Italy.
27 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News
ECB’s Stournaras: Hike in June “Most Likely” Scenario
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said on Wednesday that an interest rate hike in June was the most likely scenario.
27 May 2026 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Makhlouf: Hiking Solely to Match Market Expectations “Would Be A Big Mistake”
By Marta Vilar – DUBLIN (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said on Wednesday that that the ECB should lead markets rather than follow them, warning that it “would be a big mistake” to raise rates without the justification of evidence, simply because markets expected it.
27 May 2026 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Makhlouf: Haven’t Seen Second-Round Effects Yet, But They May Exist
By Marta Vilar – DUBLIN (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said Wednesday that he had not yet seen clear second-round effects stemming from the Middle East conflict, though he added that did not mean such effects did not exist or could not emerge in time for the ECB’s June meeting.
27 May 2026 | Central Bank News
UK: DMO Sells £4 Billion of 4⅛% Treasury Gilt 2033
By Laura Contemori – LONDON (Econostream) – The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday sold £4 billion of 4⅛% Treasury Gilt 2033.
27 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News
ECB’s Escrivá Says Central Banks Need Better Tools for More Uncertain World
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said Wednesday that central banks had to adapt their analytical tools and communication to a world of more frequent, complex and less predictable shocks.
27 May 2026 | Central Bank News
Germany: Finanzagentur Sells €1.55 Billion Across 2041, 2056 Bund Reopenings
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Germany’s Finance Agency (Finanzagentur) on Wednesday sold a combined €1.549 billion of reopened 2041 and 2056 Federal bonds (Bunds).
27 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News
Italy: MEF Sells €7.5 Billion of Six-Month BOTs
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Wednesday sold €7.5 billion of a six-month BOT maturing November 30, 2026, according to results published by the Bank of Italy.
27 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News
ECB’s de Guindos: Weaker Growth May Offset Some Inflation Pressures, but Mideast Shock Still Net Inflationary
By Marta Vilar and Laura Contemori – MADRID/ROME (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday that the economic slowdown caused by the Middle East shock could partly offset inflationary pressures, though the overall impact would still be inflationary.
27 May 2026 | Central Bank News
ECB’s de Guindos Says Middle East Shock Could Raise Volatility, Hurt Debt Servicing
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said Wednesday that the Middle East energy shock posed upside risks to inflation and downside risks to growth, warning that it could raise market volatility and make debt servicing more difficult.
27 May 2026 | Central Bank News
ECB’s de Guindos: Must Take Growth Into Consideration in June Meeting
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday that the ECB should take the energy shock into account when it makes a decision in its June meeting.
27 May 2026 | Central Bank News
Greece: PDMA Sells €500 Million of 26-Week T-Bills
By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) on Wednesday sold €500 million of 26-week Treasury bills.
27 May 2026 | Debt Issuance News