European Central Bank (ECB)
ECB holds rates and offers no new stimulus
European Central Bank offers no substantive new policies to help tackle eurozone sovereign debt and banking crisis; puts pressure back on law-makers
IMF’s Lagarde praises ‘remarkable’ recovery in Latvia
Christine Lagarde highlights successful reform efforts in Latvia; Asmussen says struggling eurozone countries could learn lessons from Baltic experience
ECB paper analyses impact of oil shocks on exchange rates
Working paper assesses impact of oil shocks on exchange rates between oil importers and exporters; finds no systematic appreciation pressure on oil exporters following a shock
ECB delivers blow to Hungarian central bank law
The European Central Bank says the amended draft central bank law still “fails to address” concerns over independence; continued uncertainty leaving central bank operations unstable
HSBC chief identifies four steps to resolve ‘emerging markets’ crisis in Europe
HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver believes a European ‘tarp’ plus issuance of eurobonds needed to keep eurozone intact; says Spain and Greece failed to learn lessons from Asian crisis
ECB denies it rejected Spanish recapitalisation plan
European Central Bank denies it has refused Spanish authorities’ plans to recapitalise a major bank in the country; European Commission discusses direct disbursement to banks from ESM
ECB paper examines pre-Volcker monetary policy
Working paper sets out dynamic general equilibrium model to analyse Federal Reserve monetary policy; finds Fed policy pre-Volcker was more effective than widely thought
Ingves says Europe not ready for common regulatory capital rules
Basel Committee chairman Stefan Ingves says Europe lacks necessary common legal powers and mechanisms to standardise regulatory capital treatment; advises Europe against introducing a Tobin tax
ECB executive urges greater European federalisation
José Manuel González-Páramo, a member of the executive board of the ECB, examines sovereign debt crisis; says deeper union is “essential” in eurozone
ECB article explains Eurosystem financial reporting
Monthly bulletin offers overview of Eurosystem’s financial reporting and accounting; says public interest in financial statements is growing
ECB honours González-Páramo as police remove protestors
ECB holds event to celebrate work of José Manuel González-Páramo during his term as a member of the executive board on the same day a protest camp is cleared from outside the building
Central Bank of Ireland’s McMahon lands at UK accountancy firm
Former head of financial institutions at Central Bank of Ireland appointed global head of bank regulation and restructuring at accountancy firm, Mazars
ECB working paper studies MPC group size and voting rules
Researchers looking into the relationships between committee size and voting rules in monetary policy setting find in large committees, majority voting is likely to enhance policy outcomes
Praet describes the ECB’s role in the financial crisis
Member of the ECB executive board addresses Austrian central bank conference; echoes colleagues in stressing other routes to recovery must be pursued beyond emergency policy measures
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: Under pressure from Hollande and Obama
François Hollande, the new president of France, takes up residence in the Elysée Palace at a time when significant economic adjustment is taking place in the eurozone, albeit at high cost. His victory looks set to add to pressure on central bankers – and…
First CSDs sign T2S Framework Agreement
Senior European Central Bank officials commend first nine European central securities depositories to sign Framework Agreement for T2S central settlement project
Draghi calls for growth to top the agenda for eurozone
ECB president Mario Draghi calls for 'growth compact' to complement fiscal compact in eurozone; says individual countries need to meet responsibilities on fiscal consolidation
ECB survey finds worsening borrowing conditions for SMEs
European Central Bank survey finds borrowing conditions for SMEs have ‘worsened considerably’ in past six months
Constâncio calls for euro-wide database of repo trades
European Central Bank vice-president calls for database of repo trades as part of new regulatory framework for shadow banking sector
ECB cautious of damaged financial integration in Europe
European Central Bank releases downbeat Financial Integration in Europe report; Mario Draghi backs up message that integration work needs to be restarted
ECB finds eurozone banks not restricting lending
Latest European Central Bank Lending Survey shows steep fall in demand for loans despite thaw in lending conditions
ECB calls for comments on payments system security recommendations
Public consultation opens on payments system recommendations from European Forum on the Security of Retail Payments; changes relate to areas of concern regarding internet payments
Cœuré calls for greater risk-sharing in eurozone
ECB's Benoît Cœuré calls for greater risk-sharing within eurozone to help place euro on sustainable footing
Praet places onus on governments to resolve sovereign debt crisis
ECB executive director and de facto chief economist says it is up to governments to resolve the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone; says some progress is being made