By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said on Friday that inflation could undershoot more than forecast given the downside risks.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member José Luis Escrivá said on Friday that the inflation target had now been reached but described European growth as “lackluster”.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher on Friday said that the ECB was “in a good place” but had to remain watchful, given the presence of conflicting risks.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller said on Friday that interest rates were at the correct level and supported economic growth.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Christodoulos Patsalides on Friday said that the ECB would not need to change official interest rates again soon and that when it did, it could be in any direction.
12 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday set the stage for ECB interest rates to persist at 2% into 2026 amid a somewhat brighter economic outlook, while nonetheless refusing to foreclose on any option.
11 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday that the ECB was still in a good place and that risks to economic growth were “more balanced” than in the June projections.
11 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s Governing Council on Thursday decided to keep its key interest rates unchanged, as widely expected by markets and analysts.
11 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Thursday’s European Central Bank interest rate decision holds very little suspense, not one Governing Council member having openly questioned the wait-and-see mode for the moment. The real question is whether December brings another cut.
9 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick - FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Central banks must embrace artificial intelligence, deepen cross-border cooperation and systematically prepare for uncertainty if they are to remain resilient in an era of rapid change, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said Tuesday.
9 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 4 September 2025 with Henrik Nørby, Head of Monetary Policy Implementation and Government Debt at Danmarks Nationalbank.
8 September 2025 Debt Issuance News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Denmarks upcoming new green bond will be issued via syndication within the next month, according to Henrik Nørby, Head of Monetary Policy Implementation and Government Debt at Danmarks Nationalbank.
8 September 2025 Debt Issuance News
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8 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Friday said that the US was making a major error in imposing tariffs on trade partners and that weaker growth in Europe would be one consequence.
5 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is a collection of views expressed by ECB Governing Council members on various topics of high relevance related to next week’s meeting and the further evolution of monetary policy:
5 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller on Tuesday endorsed a continuation of the ECB’s monetary policy pause next week.
2 September 2025 Central Bank News
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said on Tuesday that downside risks to inflation should not be minimized.
2 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 01 September 2025 with Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
2 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Further European Central Bank policy easing is probably more a question of when, not if, according to ECB Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus.
2 September 2025 Central Bank News
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Tuesday said that she saw no justification for lowering ECB interest rates further unless a major shock occurred, arguing that policy was already appropriately accommodative and that medium-term inflation was expected to remain at target even in the face of global uncertainties.
2 September 2025 Central Bank News