European Central Bank (ECB)
Speech by Otmar Issing of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech by Professor Otmar Issing, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank at the German British Forum, London, 17 October.
European Central Bank - Monetary Policy Decisions
ECB PRESS RELEASE - Monetary policy decisions, 25 October 2001.
ECB leaves interest rates on hold
EUROPE - The European Central Bank has left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday.
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered at the "2001 Days of Official Statistics" conference, Vienna, 16 October, by Prof. Eugenio Domingo Solans, Member of the Governing Council and of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.
Rate cut row mars summit
GERMANY - The European Union has called for the European Central Bank (ECB) to take "further decisive action" in easing monetary policy in order to boost the eurozone's economy.
Soros lashes out at ECB
US - George Soros, the billionaire financial expert, has lashed out at the monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB).
ECB net gold reserves decline in Oct 12 week
GERMANY - The Eurosystem's net reserves in gold and gold receivables declined by EUR1 million to EUR128.2 billion in the week ended 12 October, the European Central Bank said Tuesday.
Speech by Sirkka Hamalainen of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered by Dr. Sirkka Hamalainen, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, ACI, Dublin, 15 October.
ECB's Hamalainen urges speedier market integration
IRELAND - European Central Bank board member Sirkka Hamalainen has urged euro zone countries to speed up the integration of financial markets and help the implementation of monetary policy in the 12-member currency bloc.
ECB Monthly Report October 2001
MONTHLY REPORT - The European Central Bank has published its Monthly Report for October 2001.
Bonds outperform T-notes on ECB monthly report
UK - Bonds marginally outperform T-notes with the 10-year yield spread narrowing to 1 bps as euro debt laps up the ECB's monthly report which highlighted an economic rebound in Europe could be delayed by 11 September attacks on U.S. cities.
Expectations of rate cut up in ECB monthly report
GERMANY - The European Central Bank yesterday strengthened expectations that it will cut interest rates soon by saying the eurozone faced moderate inflationary pressures but continuing risks to economic growth.
Ecofin mins press rate cut case - ECB receptive
LUXEMBOURG - Euro zone finance ministers kept the heat on the European Central Bank to lower interest rates yesterday, Monday 15 October - and there are signs that central bankers may be sympathetic to their views.
Speech by Wim Duisenberg President of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered by Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, at the conference hosted by the Bank of Greece on 17 October in Athens.
Duisenberg adds voice to fears over EU hopefuls
GREECE - The European Central Bank raised fresh concerns on Wednesday 17 October over the economic policies of future European Union members, underlining its doubts over their fitness for swift entry to the single currency.
EU candidates told not to focus only on inflation
UK - Central banks in countries seeking to join the European Union should ensure that their battle against inflation doesn't harm economic growth, a senior official at the European Central Bank said.
ECB's Issing: Unlikely HICP below 2% by end 2001
GERMANY - European Central Bank Chief Economist and Executive Board member Otmar Issing said Monday 15 October that third quarter euro-zone growth figures to be published by Eurostat in December aren't likely to be encouraging.
Speech by Christian Noyer of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech by Mr. Christian Noyer, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, at the European Federation of Finance House Associations (EUROFINAS) conference, Warsaw, 15 October.
Duisenberg calls for 12 more months as ECB leader
GERMANY - Wim Duisenberg has virtually ruled out any prospect that he would step down as European Central Bank president halfway through his term by making clear he wanted to stay in his job for at least the next 12 months.
Noyer: E european c banks should aim for growth
POLAND - Central banks in countries seeking to join the European Union should ensure that their battle against inflation doesn't harm economic growth, a senior official at the European Central Bank said in a speech on Monday 15 October.
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered at the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum, Brussels, by Prof. Eugenio Domingo Solans, Member of the Governing Council and of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), 9 October.
Eurozone interest rates remain unchanged
GERMANY - The European Central Bank (ECB) has left interest rates unchanged, despite growing pressure for a cut to boost the flagging eurozone economy.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Monetary policy decisions, 11 October 2001.
Fed best at policy communication? Not necessarily
UK - If you thought the U.S. Federal Reserve was the paradigm of central bank transparency while the European Central Bank struggled to communicate policy, think again. This comes from a recent report entitled "How Do Central Banks Talk?" published by…