The UK government cannot borrow
Politicians tell us the UK is “borrowing too much” and faces a “debt crisis.” That’s wrong. The government…
ECB’s Governing Council updates its monetary policy strategy
30 June 2025 Governing Council confirms symmetric 2% inflation target over the medium termSymmetry requires appropriately forceful or…
Rates Spark: ECB unlikely to trigger any directionality in rates | articles
Heading into Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting, the market is almost fully priced for a 25bp cut. This…
ECB’s Lagarde hopes Trump won’t fire US Fed chief Powell | News
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that she hoped US President Donald Trump would not oust…
Commercial real estate in the euro area: macroeconomic or idiosyncratic shocks?
Changes in the price of commercial real estate (i.e. property owned by firms) can have macroeconomic consequences. Companies’…
Holzmann Calls for ECB Transparency Before Departure | Policy Insights – News and Statistics
Aug 17, 2025 Robert Holzmann, the European Central Bank’s most outspoken rate-setter, has urged the ECB to adopt…
Can the French Government Access Your Bank Account for Debt Recovery?
Unpaid taxes, fines or some other debts can lead to forced seizures Seizures allow the government to take…
ECB publishes consolidated banking data for end-December 2024
23 June 2025 Chart 1 Total assets of credit institutions headquartered in the EU (EUR billions) Source: ECB…
“The beast of inflation has been tamed”
The interview was conducted by Georg Meck and Thomas Tuma. Translation: Deutsche Bundesbank Mr Nagel, how certain can we…
addressing banks’ exposures to private market funds
3 June 2025 By Claudia Buch, Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board Private capital markets are growing fast…
Bundesbank: digital euro targets payment sovereignty threats from US, China – Ledger Insights
In a recent interview, Bundesbank board member Burkhard Balz spoke about his view on the need for a…
Monetary policy: European Central Bank cuts interest rates again
Falling key interest rates improve financing conditions for companies and private households and can thus boost the economy.…