European Central Bank (ECB)
Central bank governors express ‘full solidarity’ with Powell
Lagarde and Bailey among signatories of statement in wake of Department of Justice investigation
Credit spread risk: the cryptic peril on bank balance sheets
Some bankers fear EU regulatory push on CSRBB has done little to improve risk management
‘Green’ banks face lower repo rates – ECB study
Researchers say climate transition risk has implications for financial stability and policy transmission
Baltics announce nominees for de Guindos’s position at ECB
Estonia proposes central bank governor, while Lithuania nominates finance minister
Bulgaria becomes 21st member of the eurozone
Joining currency bloc is a “sign of belonging”, says governor Radev, as peers offer welcome
2025: The year in central banking
A look back at the biggest and most popular stories of the year
Households ‘open’ to digital euro regardless of holding limit – ECB
Customers would only allocate €500 of €10,000 gift into digital euro, study finds
Central Bank of Hungary to exhibit art collection
Works currently held in storage or on bank premises will be displayed in museums, governor says
National central banks hold rates across Europe
Albania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway and Sweden all leave policy unchanged
European Central Bank holds rates
Updated forecast includes higher inflation and growth figures
Payment fraud rose to €4.2bn in 2024, say ECB and EBA
Users, not providers, took ‘substantial’ share of related losses, report finds
ECB looks to simplify bank regs, supervision and reporting
Recommendations include merged buffers, lesser reporting burdens and an easier life for smaller banks
European lenders are making polluters pay – ECB study
Firms looking to fund projects near ‘biodiversity-sensitive’ areas face worse borrowing conditions
Bank notes: October to December 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: October to December 2025
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Supervision must be evidence-based, says ECB’s Buch
Hasty changes could risk loosening oversight and harm financial resilience, supervisory chief warns
The prospects for retail CBDCs
Open instant payments systems offer a quicker route to financial deepening, for now
Eurozone bank uncompetitiveness a ‘myth’ – Schnabel
Regulations have made lenders better, says ECB board member
Digital euro could reopen e-krona debate for Riksbank – Bunge
Swedish central bank to fully move to eurozone settlement system by 2030
ECB reminds Italian lawmaker: monetary financing by gold is illegal
European Central Bank says budget amendment’s purpose is “not clear”
Insurers make disasters worse for eurozone governments – ECB study
Resulting sell-offs of short-term debt push up sovereign borrowing costs, research finds