European Central Bank in the news

Rabobank's Senior Economist Maartje Wijffelaars assesses widening French bond spreads, noting market belief that France is 'too big to fail' and the availability of ECB tools, though intervention would require a credible French budget.

The European Central Bank is developing a digital Euro for widespread use by 2029, enabling online, in-store, and person-to-person transactions.

Germany has decided to withdraw its push for the presidency of the European Central Bank.

The CAC 40 rebounded 1.0 percent due to eased expectations for European Central Bank rate hikes, despite a weekly decline.

Turbulence in European bond markets is leading to discussions about the ECB's repo program as a liquidity tool.

The European Central Bank intends for the digital euro to be widely usable in online stores, some physical stores, and for peer-to-peer payments from its launch in late 2029.

The European Central Bank's September account indicates a focus on upside inflation risks, supporting further rate hikes while maintaining data dependence.

Primoz Dolenc, a member of the ECB Governing Council, believes the European Central Bank can prevent energy price increases from causing broader economic inflation.

The European Central Bank unveiled shortlisted design proposals for new euro banknotes based on "European culture" and "Rivers and birds" themes, launching a public survey for feedback until September 21, 2026.

ECB policymakers are dampening near-term rate hike expectations despite high inflation, citing contained core inflation and anchored long-term expectations.

France faces significant bond yield surcharges, sparking debate on whether the ECB should deploy its Transmission Protection Instrument (TPI) to stabilize markets, while emphasizing the TPI's conditional nature based on fiscal rule adherence.

ECB President Lagarde assured euro-area finance ministers that the central bank has the tools to counter unwarranted market movements and maintain financial market stability.

Euro area financial markets are driven by energy price developments, with increased inflation and policy rate expectations due to high energy and food prices, and rising energy prices due to US-Iran hostilities.

ECB officials are tempering expectations for near-term interest rate hikes, despite high Eurozone inflation, citing limited second-round effects and well-anchored long-term inflation expectations.

Slovenian central bank head Primoz Dolenc supports a tighter monetary policy for the European Central Bank due to high inflation and geopolitical tensions, with future rate hikes depending on data and a close watch on second-round effects of energy prices.

A Reuters poll indicates the European Central Bank will likely hike rates by 25 basis points in December, maintaining the current deposit rate this month, as inflation remains significantly above its 2% target.

ECB policymaker Pierre Wunsch pushed back against a proposal to increase bank charges, warning it could hurt central bank credibility and cross into fiscal policy.

ECB President Christine Lagarde delivered a news conference in Frankfurt after a governing council meeting on eurozone monetary policy.

The European Central Bank is pushing for a digital euro to maintain monetary sovereignty and prevent payment fragmentation, with a potential launch in 2029 and ongoing legislative and pilot efforts.

The European Central Bank is streamlining banking supervision by focusing on timely remediation of material risks, using a tiered approach for findings, and escalating when weaknesses are not addressed.