European Central Bank (ECB)
Draghi and Praet say ECB will continue with QE
Praet says interest rates should remain low “past the horizon of our net asset purchases”
‘Ambitious’ capital markets union necessary – Constâncio
Better eurozone capital markets would smooth regional shocks, ECB vice-president says
Buyers of risk in CDS market highly exposed, ECB paper finds
Researchers analyse credit default swap market using data from 2011 to 2014
ECB set for €50 note launch
The European Central Bank is to launch the fourth banknote in the new Europa series on April 4; the new note will retain design elements from previous series, but will feature revamped security features
ECB criticises draft Polish law on foreign-denominated loans
Draft bill could be even more expensive than previously abandoned proposal, ECB says
Transparency International calls for major reforms of ECB governance
NGO says ECB should disavow role in ‘troika’ supervising Greek bail-out
Croatian governor warns of further financial crises
It is probably time for central banks to “get out” of expanded balance sheets, Boris Vujčić says
Finnish paper presents two explanations for eurozone weakness
Paper looks at fall in natural interest rate and output rate shocks
ECB may accept Brexit banks using UK models – Lautenschläger
Supervisor says a “hard Brexit” could see banks accepted on the basis of PRA-approved models
French paper examines impact of ECB’s PSPP on bond yields
Researchers use data from the French market to examine bond shocks
Hysteresis can explain eurozone peculiarities – Eichengreen and Bayoumi
Eurozone has not responded to shocks in the way economic theory would normally imply, with the German economy tied surprisingly closely to those of ‘peripheral’ countries
ECB issues final guidance on NPLs
Supervisors are writing to larger eurozone banks with high NPL levels
Angeloni cautions over Commission’s SREP proposal
ECB regulator also welcomes EC’s Pillar 2 capital suggestion
Encouraging creation of ‘quasi-safe assets’ may be destabilising, paper argues
Investors have distinct “safety demand”, researchers argue
Policy intervention helps economies escape ‘stagnation traps’ – paper
Research published by ECB explains how “pessimistic expectations” can lead to low employment and growth, dampening investment; countercyclical subsidies could be the answer
Deregulation could lead to further crisis – Lautenschläger
ECB supervisor worried by politicians’ calls for regulatory loosening
‘Substantial’ accommodation must continue – Draghi
ECB president says underlying eurozone inflation remains “subdued”, despite rise in headline rate; he sounds the alarm over the possibility of a “competitive devaluation” by advanced economies
EU stress tests should revise banking income assumptions, ECB paper argues
Fee and commission income likely to decrease more under “adverse” scenario, researchers say
ECB paper models effects of bank guarantees
Guarantees improve welfare by increasing liquidity transformation, researchers find
ECB announcements in QE era shifted inflation expectations, Austrian paper finds
Researchers use daily data on bond yields and inflation-linked swaps
Lautenschläger warns UK over response to Brexit
ECB may start regulating the largest investment companies, senior supervisor says; warns that continued euro clearing in London will depend on legal framework
Cash is here to stay – SNB’s Zurbrügg
SNB official says reports of cash’s “death” are “exaggerated”; central bank has no plans to stop printing banknotes as its popularity remains
ECB says Cyprus will need increased resources to monitor housing
Central bank says it will soon brief staff on major internal reorganisation
Italian paper tracks spreads on eurozone corporate bonds
“Fragmentation” has begun to decrease following ECB’s use of QE, researcher says