European Central Bank (ECB)
Adapting to AI crucial to central banks’ credibility, Panetta says
Bank of Italy governor tells Kyiv conference tech-driven investment will alter inflation
Relying on ECB to fight inflation ‘no longer viable’ – paper
Researchers argue EU should co-ordinate with central bank to tackle ‘shockflation’
Rates cannot blunt trade coercion, Krugman tells ECB conference
Nobel laureate says EU’s fix for external shocks lies in industrial, not monetary, policy
BoE holds rates and reveals talks to sell gilts to Treasury
Economists voice concerns over blurred fiscal and monetary policies
Ukraine’s ESG lessons from a war zone
NBU governing council member Olena Shcherbakova speaks about how environmental, social and governance rules can be adapted for dual-use and defence requirements
Kosovo joins ECB’s enhanced repo facility
National central bank says inclusion provides ‘additional layer of resilience’ for financial system
From Pillar to Pillar… to post: where now for op risk in Europe?
Experts think enhanced Pillar 2 charge informed by Dora would be more useful than a blunt Pillar 1
Geopolitical tensions raising rate hike expectations – BIS
Quarterly review highlights new communication challenges for central banks
Middle East conflict will prolong inflation shock, Lagarde says
ECB chief warns AI is also driving long-term funding costs for governments
ECB implements second 25bp hike of year
Bank says second-round effects have yet to show up in wage data as energy inflation spikes to 14.2%
Lagarde and Nagel make renewed calls for European unity
ECB and Bundesbank presidents say continent risks losing ground without further markets integration
Europe’s growth obstacles are of ‘our own making’, Elderson says
ECB board member warns diverging national interests may hurt continent’s future
ECB funds biodiversity loss – NGO report
Reclaim Finance urges central bank to stop purchasing bonds issued by fossil fuel firms
Schnabel could leave ECB early to join IMF – German media
Germany may find itself without representative on bank’s governing board
Higher global yields complicate ECB’s position, Nagel says
Bundesbank president says inflation too high, and backs eurozone-wide debt earmarked for defence
The ECB’s geopolitical stress test needs a price
Only a market can say how much it should cost to insure against losses from a geopolitical risk event, and none exists, argues academic
Tokenisation could help integrate eurozone markets, says Schnabel
Central bank money must move ‘on-chain’ to safeguard its role
Will Kevin Warsh’s communications gambit pay off?
Fed chair believes less is more with comms, but experts say time is ticking on his credibility
EU foreign ministers renew prospect of Russian asset seizure
Letter acknowledges solution cannot place undue financial risks on any member state
The implications of AI on monetary policy
AI advances represent a demand pressure today and a potential positive supply shock tomorrow, argues the National Bank of Romania’s Leonardo Badea
People: July to September 2026
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months