European Central Bank (ECB)
ECB – Euro Area Bank Lending Survey (April 2011)
European Central Bank April 2011 euro area bank lending survey reports moderate tightening of credit conditions in region
Greece deficit revision sparks default concerns from analysts
Eurostat revises Greece’s deficit to GDP upwards by almost a percentage point; analysts reiterate need for Greece to restructure debt
Italy's Draghi seals Sarkozy's support for ECB job
French president Nicolas Sarkozy backs Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as head of the European Central Bank
Stress tests motivate Moody’s Ireland downgrade
Moody’s downgrades Ireland two notches to Baa3 after stress tests force Irish government to allocate additional funds to banks
ECB’s González-Páramo urges risk framework overhaul
European Central Bank executive board member José Manuel González-Páramo calls for widespread change to risk control frameworks
ECB’s Bini Smaghi calls for level playing field in prudential supervision
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says level playing field between European regulators would create more uniform bank resolution regime
ECB’s Stark calls for end to short-term approach to monetary policy
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says central banks should not be distracted by attempts to fine-tune economy; calls for refocus on monetary data
Sepa end-dates should be set in stone: ECB
European Central Bank proposes concrete end-dates for migration to Single Euro Payments Area
ECB breaks norm with rate hike
European Central Bank hikes interest rates by 25 basis points after two years at historically low levels; warns on second-round effects from commodity price pressures
Portugal seeks bailout, Trichet confident rate hike will only help
Portugal seeks financial assistance from Brussels; European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says rate hike will help build confidence in stricken sovereign
Risk Europe: Tension between the ESRB and ECB, says Belgium's Reynders
Europe's new systemic risk watchdog is already clashing with the ECB - but the ESRB's powers may need to be expanded, says Belgian finance minister, Didier Reynders
Europe’s future hinges on member states’ commitment to EMU: Trichet
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says tackling monetary union issues will determine historical trajectory of Europe
Wellink challenges ECB bond purchase programme
Netherlands Bank governor Nout Wellink calls for reduction of European Central Bank support in bond markets
Russia and ECB complete co-operation programme
ECB announces the completion of a co-operation programme with the Bank of Russia, designed to improve banking supervision and internal audit in the country
Bini Smaghi on growth benefits of larger bank capital
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says higher capital buffers essential to growth objective
Geopolitical factors won’t stop ECB rate hike, say analysts
Analysts expect the European Central Bank to raise interest rates at the upcoming monetary policy meeting, despite fears events in Japan and the Middle East may offset the global recovery
Periphery and inflation offer headaches for the Eurozone, says Credit Institute panel
Participants on a Credit Institute panel debate held in London argued that peripheral funding and inflation are the major challenges for the Eurozone
Bank of Finland reports €283 million profit
Bank of Finland experiences fall in profits as funds transferred to risk provision rise; central bank's governing body redirects increasing share of profits to government
Trichet urges rules-based approach to excessive deficit reforms
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet calls for use of strict rules to adhere to excessive deficit reduction procedure
ECB opines on how euro crisis facility should work
European Central Bank proposes IMF involvement in order to ensure facility does not promote moral hazard
ECB paper on EMU governance reforms
European Central Bank study says Van Rompuy Task Force proposals are essential to euro area governance framework
ECB’s Bini Smaghi proposes single eurozone bond issuing agency
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi backs proposals for single eurozone government bond issuer; says agency could pave the way for a single European bond
Liikanen gets nod for second term at Bank of Finland
Finnish President Tarja Halonen reappoints Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen for second term; Liikanen seen as still in race for European Central Bank presidency
ECB should beef up research department, look outside the EU, external review says
Independent review of the European Central Bank’s directorate general of research says central bank should expand department to meet heightened post-crisis demand