By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Though the European Central Bank’s Governing Council will probably avoid any discussion tomorrow of the winding down of its pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP), such a discussion seems likely to occur before at least some members are ready for it.
9 June 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on June 4 with Elvira Eurlings, head of the Dutch State Treasury Agency:
9 June 2021
- ‘We Want to Be a Bit Closer to the Quarterly Updates’ This Year
- Issuing Beyond 30 Years Is ‘A Valid Question for Us to Touch Base With the Market Again’
- ‘No Further DDAs This Year’
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The forward-looking ZEW German economic sentiment indicator retreated in June from the previous month’s 20-year high, declining 4.6 points to 79.8, economic research institute ZEW said on Tuesday.
8 June 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – In contrast to the high expectations for June prevailing in the aftermath of March’s anti-climactic Governing Council meeting, this week’s gathering of the European Central Bank is likely to be less of an inflection point following recent comments by ECB officials that seem to preordain the policy outcome and foreshadow the tone at the subsequent press conference.
8 June 2021
Latest Update of the Econostream Media ECB Hawk-Dove Ranking.
4 June 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – A prolonged increase of inflation is am improbable scenario and policymakers need to avoid reacting to developments hastily and potentially threatening the recovery, European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said Friday.
4 June 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on May 28 with Cristina Casalinho, head of the Portuguese Treasury and Debt Management Agency:
3 June 2021
By David Barwick – Frankfurt (Econostream) – Negative interest rates should not become the norm and a return to positive rates can be seen as a good thing, according to Cristina Casalinho, head of the Portuguese Treasury and Debt Management Agency.
3 June 2021
- ‘We Need to Be Careful About Bringing Long-Dated Bonds to the Market’
- Portugal Has a ‘Good Set of Arguments on Which Rating Agencies Can Base Their Decisions’
- ‘We Don’t Expect Major Negative Surprises’ in H2 Concerning Funding Needs
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday reiterated the ECB’s determination to ensure that euro area financing conditions remain favourable well into the economic recovery process.
2 June 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank will have to eventually withdraw monetary accommodation when warranted by the inflation outlook, ECB Governing Council member and German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said Wednesday.
2 June 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The fact that the euro’s international importance, though not high, emerged unscathed from the turbulence of 2020 may indicate that a larger global role for the common currency could only be the result of additional policies and reforms, according to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday.
2 June 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – German unemployment last month registered a clear decline, according to seasonally adjusted data released on Tuesday by the German Federal Employment Agency.
1 June 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Sustained and significant rises in yields are not warranted by economic prospects and will have to be countered, European Central Bank Governing Council member Ignazio Visco said Monday.
31 May 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Consumer prices in Germany accelerated for the fifth month in a row in May, growing at an annualized 2.5%, according to the flash estimate of the German Federal Statistical Office on Monday.
31 May 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Central banks that target an inflation range are not necessarily likelier to find it harder to anchor expectations than their peers whose inflation targeting relies on another formulation of the inflation objective, according to a European Central Bank working paper published Monday.
31 May 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The euro area remains mired in crisis, European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said on Friday.
28 May 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Friday effectively adjusted the goal posts defining the limits in time of the ECB’s extraordinary measures.
28 May 2021
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on May 25 with Teppo Koivisto, director of the Financing Division of Finland’s State Treasury and thus responsible for Finnish public debt management.:
28 May 2021