Eurozone
ECB economists expect food inflation to rebound in 2027
Energy costs and weather are set to reverse a slowdown that began in January
Lagarde cools speculation of ECB rescue amid French debt woes
Central bank chief urges her home country to get its fiscal house in order
Fiscal consolidation still possible in France – Moulin
BdF governor says Europe facing twin shock from surge in energy costs and bond yields
Rising bond yields slow policy transmission – Lane
‘Second wave’ of energy inflation yet to ripple through to other prices, says ECB chief economist
Rehn says European safe asset ‘deserves further examination’
ESRB vice-chair says jointly issued bond could help fund defence and energy, but design is the hurdle
Europe must deploy AI ‘intensively’, Lagarde says
ECB president warns shortage of high-technology skills threatens continent’s digital transition
BdF chief urges French politicians to break budget deadlock
Central bank governor warns another stalemate could jeopardise France’s economic future
ECB launches Pontes and prepares to invest in tokenised securities
Bundesbank onboarded as market participant to trade tokenised assets settled in central bank money
Regulators better prepared for next Credit Suisse, says SRB head
FSB strengthening guidance on international co-operation, but EU needs more mutual support
The OeNB’s Martin Kocher on the Eurosystem’s inflation outlook
The Austrian central bank’s governor speaks about ECB succession, forward guidance and eurobonds, as well as lessons from QE losses, access to cash interventions and Austria’s excessive deficit procedure
Relying on ECB to fight inflation ‘no longer viable’ – paper
Researchers argue EU should co-ordinate with central bank to tackle ‘shockflation’
MNB governor signals cautious optimism over euro adoption
Hungary has to overcome ‘pessimism’ if it wants to join currency union, says Varga
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%
ECB funds biodiversity loss – NGO report
Reclaim Finance urges central bank to stop purchasing bonds issued by fossil fuel firms
Higher global yields complicate ECB’s position, Nagel says
Bundesbank president says inflation too high, and backs eurozone-wide debt earmarked for defence
Tokenisation could help integrate eurozone markets, says Schnabel
Central bank money must move ‘on-chain’ to safeguard its role
Eurozone inflation expectations steady as job fears grow
ECB’s latest data signals inflation is stabilising, but downward shift in labour sentiment may be ahead
Europe’s stability at risk if AI bubble bursts – ECB blog
Correction could freeze functioning of continent’s financial markets, say central bank economists
ECB finds gaps in geopolitical stress-testing frameworks
Current methods fail to properly capture impact of geopolitical stress on liquidity
Fresh graduates’ job market perception worsened by 23% in 2025 – ECB
Research points to slowing growth in knowledge-intensive services to explain otherwise ‘cyclical’ effect
ECB succession race: Netherlands throws weight behind Knot
Former DNB governor receives official backing