European Central Bank (ECB)
Belgium’s Praet to be nominated to ECB executive board
Eurozone finance ministers recommend National Bank of Belgium executive director Peter Praet to European Central Bank executive board
Spanish banks’ ECB reliance drops
Spanish banks’ borrowing from European Central Bank declines just over 20% compared to December
Bond purchase frictions convinced Weber to drop out of ECB race
Bundesbank's Axel Weber says divergent views on ECB’s bond purchases meant he was no longer an acceptable candidate to succeed Trichet; stresses he was right to stick to his guns
Weber does not plan on second term: Bundesbank source
Bundesbank president Axel Weber set to quit central bank in spring 2012 at the latest
Trichet on ESRB mandate
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet outlines vision for European Systemic Risk Board
Buba’s Weber says EU agreement on fiscal sanctions lacks ambition
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says reforms of Stability and Growth Pact lack ambition and leave too much room for political discretion
No new deal on bailout: Trichet to Dublin
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says Irish politicians should not attempt to renegotiate terms of the EU-IMF bailout; opposition leaders critical of ECB’s role
ECB provides liquidity bridge, not bailout: Papadia
European Central Bank’s director-general for market operations Francesco Papadia stresses central bank’s liquidity assistance only short-term, says new European rescue vehicles will ease market concerns
ECB launches new statistics book
European Central Bank volume covers future of central bank statistics
ECB’s Bini Smaghi pays tribute to Padoa-Schioppa
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi discusses the late Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa’s vision for the eurosystem
EU auditors issue recommendations on ECB recruitment procedures
European Court of Auditors says European Central Bank must provide further documentation of recruitment processes; central bank responds with launch of new recruitment manual planned for end of 2011
IMF uneasy on nagging weakness of eurozone’s banks
Fund’s Global Financial Stability Report and World Economic Outlook updates show concern over insufficiency of eurozone stress tests, links between banking and sovereign risks
ECB - Monthly Bulletin (January 2011)
European Central Bank January 2011 Monthly Bulletin says data on bonds indicate rise in inflation expectations
Bank of Italy moves to new balance of payments data regime
Bank of Italy releases first complete series of balance of payments data under new collection system; central bank says improvements will provide more accurate measures of firms’ investment income
ECB’s Bini Smaghi: money matters
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi stresses importance of monetary aggregates as means to counter both inflation and financial imbalances
Covered bond purchase programme a success: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says Eurosystem’s covered bond purchase was an effective policy tool
The EU’s problem is solvency, not liquidity, says Pimco’s El-Erian
The EU faces a tricky 2011 as it navigates excessive debt, but needs to address solvency issues rather than liquidity, says Pimco's CEO Mohamed El-Erian.
ECB opinion on derivatives reform spurs debate on CCP liquidity resilience
French authorities welcome ECB's call for the resilience of central bank money to be recognised in EU derivatives legislation.
Eurosystem crisis measures averted prolonged crisis: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says introduction of unconventional monetary policy measures during financial crisis successfully provided liquidity to banking system
ECB opines on Basel countercyclical buffer
Central bank cautions against mechanical application of credit-to-GDP ratio for calibration
Belgium’s Praet, ex-Slovak deputy Kohútiková up for ECB board
National Bank of Belgium executive director Peter Praet and former National Bank of Slovakia deputy governor Elena Kohútiková nominated for ECB executive board seat to be vacated by Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell
Euro counterfeits drop by 5.9%
European Central Bank statistics show 364,000 forged euro banknotes recovered in second half of 2010; €50 note remains most popular bill to fake
Estonia joins third central bank gold agreement
Bank of Estonia signs agreement limiting central bank gold sales to 400 tonnes a year up to August 2014; follows country’s entry to the eurozone
Trichet predicts positive momentum to carry through to 2011
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says euro area economy outlook for 2011 expected to remain positive, identifies some downside risks