European Central Bank

Watch live from 17:40 CET/11:40 ET: Chief Economist Philip R. Lane takes part in a panel on monetary policy challenges at the Washington Economic Festival’s “Global Macro Sessions” event. Follow live youtube.com/live/cGUIPZbcx…

Executive Board member @Isabel_Schnabel: Europe’s successes and the path forward (slides) ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date…

Tune in at 19:45 CET/1:45 pm ET as Executive Board member Piero Cipollone speaks at the @AtlanticCouncil about the digital euro and the future of payments. Follow live youtube.com/live/cIwOwp2kb…

Technology has the potential to change how finance works, says Executive Board member Piero Cipollone. Redesigning the financial system around new digital technologies and making the right policy choices may reduce costs and improve how capital is allocated across the economy link.europa.eu/8V4Dmb

Chief Economist Philip R. Lane: The economic outlook and monetary policy in the euro area (slides) link.europa.eu/fX3gMd

We need a true Single Market for a more competitive EU banking sector. Our proposals to simplify financial regulation and make synchronised progress on key elements of the banking union will allow banks to better support the real economy ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…

The growth of euro‑denominated stablecoins could affect sovereign bond markets. In our latest #MacroprudentialBulletin, we analyse how their design and regulation may influence demand, liquidity and stress transmission in euro area government debt markets ecb.europa.eu/press/financia…

Live from 14:00 CET: Vice-President Luis de Guindos participates in the sixth edition of Wake Up, Spain! – the economic forum organised by @elespanolcom. Watch (in Spanish) youtube.com/live/qE6eBHH9J…

What would it take for digital finance to work at scale in Europe? In our latest #MacroprudentialBulletin, we look at market liquidity, regulation and the role of public authorities in supporting an integrated and resilient capital market ecb.europa.eu/press/financia…

During the latest tightening episode, interest rate hikes were especially effective. This ECB Blog finds a strong policy transmission to inflation during 2022 and 2023, a forceful response to supply-driven shocks and a low “sacrifice ratio” link.europa.eu/B8dgNb

Our latest #MacroprudentialBulletin shows how new, digital ways of issuing and trading financial assets could make EU capital markets more efficient and accessible. It also explains how policies need to adapt to keep markets safe and resilient ecb.europa.eu/press/financia…

Vice-President Luis de Guindos sat down with Spanish journalist Iván Juárez on @la8soria to discuss the euro area economic outlook and financial stability. Watch the interview (in Spanish) youtu.be/gKIZaljKyP0?is…

Our next media seminar takes place on 11-12 June. If you work for the media and wish to attend, please sign up by 8 May. You will discuss, off the record, monetary policy, banking supervision and payments (banknotes and digital euro) and meet policymakers link.europa.eu/4CRkmY

It’s vital that we know how banks can use capital buffers. In a new joint report, the ECB and the ESRB define key concepts and develop a toolkit for evaluating how buffers can be used and released under the prudential and resolution frameworks link.europa.eu/jVpWGY

Many Bulgarians feared large price increases when the euro replaced the lev. However, preliminary evidence shows that the changeover in Bulgaria has so far had a limited impact on consumer prices and on perceptions of inflation link.europa.eu/Hcvrn6

Tariffs are the highest in a century and the war in Iran has triggered a fresh energy shock. Uncertainty remains high. What does this mean for euro area growth and inflation? Tune in to the latest episode of Euro Matters pod.link/ecbpodcast/epi…

Europe’s dependence on foreign energy makes it tougher for the ECB to keep prices stable, writes Executive Board member Frank Elderson. Meeting clean energy targets would help by reducing the impact of volatile global markets on domestic energy prices ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/dat…