European Central Bank (ECB)
ECB minutes show dissent over asset purchases
Some council members expressed “scepticism” over asset purchases; two programme extension options were discussed
ECB’s QE works best for strong banking systems – paper
Researchers track effects of ECB unconventional policy on eurozone countries
Slovenian court rejects ECB lawsuit against authorities
Case regards police seizure of ECB data in raid on country's central bank
Italian police arrest two over Draghi hacking allegations
Investigating official suspects wide-ranging conspiracy; attempts made to hack over 18,000 email accounts, local authorities say
ECB paper looks at ‘sub-sovereign’ bond yield spreads
Researchers find debt levels and risk aversion are important factors
ECB announces plans for instant payment system changes
Coming year will see “decisive” innovations to clearing and settlement systems, Yves Mersch says; French governor calls for more European competition in payment services
Luc Coene, 1947–2017
Former Belgian central bank governor also had significant political career
Hans Tietmeyer and his ‘mission’ for euro stability
Otmar Issing on how the former Bundesbank president helped to drive Germany’s social market economy and was instrumental in the stable introduction of the euro
Hans Tietmeyer, 1931-2016
Former Bundesbank president played key roles in German reunification, European single currency and reform of international financial regulation
Senior ECB regulator calls for progress on deposit insurance
Unified deposit insurance plays “key role” in achieving “stable cross-border banking across the euro area”, Julie Dickson says
African central banks have cut euro exposures, says Uganda’s Kavuma
Combination of negative interest rates and falling reserves hit euro holdings but most central banks still avoid investments within Africa
ECB bulletin emphasises importance of monitoring uncertainty
Increases in uncertainty adversely impact the economy, research says, encouraging policymakers to introduce measures to mitigate its impact
People: Slovenia gets new deputy; ECB appoints new member to financial stability council
Slovenian parliament appoints new deputy to central bank; ECB chooses Finnish deputy governor to sit on financial stability council
BoJ and ECB collaborate on distributed ledger tech
The project will examine the possibility of running central bank infrastructure platforms in a DL environment; research will focus on payments and securities settlement
ECB backs EC plan to consolidate macro-prudential policy
Central bank says it should be handed new and clearer powers, while toolkit should go “beyond banking”
Central banks ‘critical’ in the development of blockchain
Large South African commercial bank examines what a central bank digital currency would look like, coining the phrase “sovereign blockchain”
ECB will stay in asset markets - Draghi
Asset purchases will continue, but at a lower monthly rate; ECB to accept cash as collateral in securities lending programme
Bank Negara Malaysia’s new site draws on award-winning designs
Responsive new site launched after in-house team conducts benchmarking exercise on award-winning central bank sites; head of electronic communications explains the evolutionary process
ECB publishes latest eurozone trade and investment guide
“Bop and IIP book“ explains compilation of national and eurozone figures
EU could impose negative rate shocks via IRRBB rules
EBA guidance on shocks is “outdated”, says ECB official
Eurozone must urgently raise productivity, Draghi warns
ECB policy provides governments with "window of opportunity" for reform, ECB president says
Praet calls for European ‘fiscal backstop’ and deposit insurance scheme
Limited banking union leaves Europe more open to country-specific shocks, ECB economist says
Cœuré spells out ECB’s stance on Greek reforms
The Greek government must reform the legal process and status of banks, senior ECB figure says
Eurozone banks vulnerable to global risk repricing, ECB warns
US elections have “aggravated” risk of global repricing, which could trigger contagion in eurozone financial system, Vítor Constâncio says