European Central Bank (ECB)
Lower Chinese demand helped slow eurozone growth – ECB’s de Guindos
Political uncertainty also helping to reduce growth, says ECB vice-president
ECB stress tests to focus on liquidity risk
Tests will measure systemic European banks’ “survival period” without access to funding markets
ECB policy affects Eastern European economies – Bank of Italy paper
Researcher uses “shadow interest rate” methodology to measure monetary policy spillovers
A dual-currency system would make negative rates work – IMF research
Proposal would free monetary policy from lower zero bound when dealing with a recession
Polish parliament seeks to cap central bank salaries
Move comes in response to scandal over pay of two senior central bank staff
BIS study asks whether central bank crisis actions de-risk the balance sheet
Authors study whether a central bank can influence its own risk, or if this is “wishful thinking”
Philip Lane likely to become next ECB chief economist
Former academic economist set to become first Irish citizen in senior ECB role
Austrian far-right party nominates economist for governor
Robert Holzmann has distinguished career as pensions specialist, but political links may cause controversy
ECB to launch market expectations survey
Study aims to gather information on participants' views on future monetary policy evolution
Spanish governor demands BBVA conduct thorough probe of spy allegations
The bank allegedly hired an ex-police chief in 2004 to spy on government officials and businessmen
Risk management technology: Vermeg
Having successfully delivered the collateral management module of its Megara system to four major central banks, Vermeg has won a high-profile tender to deliver the technology for the Eurosystem Collateral Management System
Treasury systems initiative: Ion Treasury
Ion’s acquisition of Openlink in 2018 has boosted its central bank and agency clients to 65, with a new ECB contract being a ‘jewel in its crown’
European Commission takes legal action against Slovenia over central bank raid
Slovenia’s seizure of ECB documents and failure to co-operate broke European law, EC says
Only Fed could respond to fresh downturn, Axel Weber says
Most central banks have no room for manoeuvre, says former Bundesbank president
Risks to eurozone growth are rising, warns Draghi
Uncertainty over trade and political instability are affecting confidence, ECB president says
Riksbank’s normalisation faces darker global outlook
Looser stance in the US and eurozone may hamper new hikes in Sweden
Irish government nominates Philip Lane as next ECB chief economist
European governments have turned down two Irish nominations for senior ECB roles in last year
Specialised lending initiative: Deutsche Bank
As agent lender for securities purchased under the European Central Bank’s bond purchase programme, Deutsche Bank has played an important role in supporting secondary market liquidity
ECB revamps code of conduct for high-level officials
National governors and SSM board members must adhere to policy communication rules
EU supervisors set out process for cross-border AML data sharing
Agreement will allow ECB and national supervisors to share data on suspected money-laundering
European auditors ask lawmakers for increased access to ECB documents
ECB has failed to provide sufficient information in three major audits, official body says
Rise of renminbi prompts central banks to open Asian offices
A total of nine central banks now have offices in Asia, but New York remains city of choice
ECB starts publishing statistics on secured euro money market
Data gathered using same methods used to measure unsecured segment of market
Book notes: EuroTragedy, by Ashoka Mody
The former International Monetary Fund insider elegantly tells the story of the creation of the currency that has defied economics, warning that it could get “worse, much worse”