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ECB Brief: Lane, on a Communications Tightrope, Gingerly Presses On

ECB Brief: Lane, on a Communications Tightrope, Gingerly Presses On

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane on Monday tempered the optimism of his previous most recent public comments by a shift in emphasis from the upturn to come to the downturn that was as an argument for maintaining policy support.

10 May 2021
ECB Brief: Belgium’s Governor Wunsch No Monetary Policy Hawk After All

ECB Brief: Belgium’s Governor Wunsch No Monetary Policy Hawk After All

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – With a share in the European Central Bank’s capital of not quite 3% and a level of GDP that ranks sixth among Eurozone member economies, one might not expect Belgium’s central bank governor to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of an ECB Governing Council monetary policy meeting.

5 May 2021
ECB Brief: ECB’s Villeroy Plays Down Corporate Insolvency Threat

ECB Brief: ECB’s Villeroy Plays Down Corporate Insolvency Threat

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau’s exhortations on Tuesday and Wednesday not to ‘exaggerate the alarms’ with regard to corporate insolvencies may take some of the wind out of the sails of those for whom this issue might become the newest argument for extending policy support ad infinitum.

5 May 2021