Yves Mersch
European authorities warn of dangers in cryptocurrency markets
Spanish and Dutch central banks warn of “misleading” data and unregulated markets
Instant payments crucial to stop crypto disruption – Mersch
ECB board member reiterates concerns around viability of crypto-currencies
Flexible working may shift Nairu, ECB’s Mersch warns
Technology may increase insecurity and weaken collective bargaining, says senior ECB figure
Mersch criticises Commission over securitisation regulation
Some ‘STS’ provisions reduce transparency and increase complexity, ECB board member says
Mersch warns banks not to turn away from cash
Central bankers witness “frequent lobbying” to abolish cash, ECB board member says
Mersch: no political appetite for ‘European safe bonds’
Proposal for pooled, tranched bonds “interesting”, but public likely to be suspicious
Mersch: volume of T2S trades due to greatly expand
“Target instant payment settlement system” could be working as soon as 2018, Mersch adds
Regulations and QE impacting repo market – ECB’s Mersch
“Confluence of factors” has boosted demand for collateral and impaired its supply
‘Digital base money’ could hinder monetary policy, ECB official warns
Mersch examines means of issuing central bank-backed digital money to non-banks
ECB announces plans for instant payment system changes
Coming year will see “decisive” innovations, Yves Mersch says
Draghi and Mersch seek to calm German fears
ECB’s task will be harder if Germans feel discriminated against, Mersch says
ECB’s Mersch: central banks have failed to correctly assess growth potential
Central banks were “overreliant on pro-cyclical forecasts”, ECB board member says
Mersch says eurozone deposit rates are only ‘mildly’ negative
ECB board member says he would shy away from “wildly” negative rates
ECB's Mersch cautions against ‘extreme’ policy measures
Central bank cannot fulfil mandate with “mathematical equations”, says Mersch
Mersch stresses importance of democratic legitimacy in Europe
Executive board member at ECB wants to see decision-making process in Europe enhanced
Mersch sets out broad questions around distributed ledgers
ECB publishes paper on their application in post-trade market for securities
ECB’s Mersch provides update on infrastructure work
Review planned into harmonisation of collateralisation procedures
German constitutional court to rule on OMT ‘in a few months’
OMT programme “in principle available”, but conditions for its use do not currently exist, Mersch says
ECB's Mersch considers hurdles to single payments area for cards
Standardisation, security and interoperability ‘key issues’, ECB Executive Board member argues
ECB’s Mersch explores construction of instant payments services
Yves Mersch says Eurosystem envisages services being constructed on three layers
Mersch considers unintended consequences of regulation
‘Unintended consequences’ of reform may create new externalities, Mersch says
Eurosystem to consider Target2 and T2S merger
Mersch: officials will look into potential for consolidating some components
ECB’s Mersch calls for stricter convergence in eurozone
Executive board member says convergence should be more strongly enforced
ECB’s Mersch dismisses concerns over T2S launch at weekend
Remaining bugs should not interrupt launch, executive board member says