Eurozone
Manufacturing leverage weakens ECB monetary policy – BoI paper
Eurozone industrial firms’ response to policy shocks decreases as leverage rises, researchers find
Benoît Cœuré attacks lack of political will by eurozone leaders
European single market needs serious reform, says retiring ECB official
Effects of Irish and Dutch macro-pru differ strongly – DNB paper
Researchers look at interaction of monetary and macro-prudential policy in two eurozone economies
Banque de France to launch CBDC experiments in 2020
De Galhau says new directorate will look at using wholesale CBDC in transactions for tokenised assets
Lagarde says eurozone must end export dependence
Call to boost demand is likely to be seen as aimed at German policy-makers
Eurozone should look at raising capital buffers – ECB paper
Impact on growth of 50-basis point rise in counter-cyclical buffers would be limited, researchers say
The challenges facing Christine Lagarde
New ECB chief needs to lead a successful review of the ECB’s monetary and communications policy
Dutch governor warns of unconventional policy hazards
Knot also argues for expansionary fiscal policy and symmetrical inflation target
Eurozone countries need an exit door – Hungarian governor
European attempt to challenge the dollar has led to “open US warfare against EU”, Matolcsy says
Was Draghi one of the great central bankers?
A look back at how the ECB chief confronted existential concerns about the euro
EU leaders pay tribute to Draghi as Lagarde takes ECB helm
Merkel, Macron and Mattarella pay tribute to outgoing central bank president
National differences affect eurozone house loans – ECB paper
Study looks at banks owned by same groups but operating in different eurozone countries
‘Never give up’: Draghi holds final monetary policy meeting
Outgoing ECB president says council issued a call for unity
German government to nominate Isabel Schnabel to ECB’s board
Economist is considered more capable of influencing monetary policy than previous German officials
Eurozone fiscal policy needs to change – DNB governor
Klaas Knot says evidence points to need for aligning monetary and fiscal policy
Demand for cash remains solid in many parts of the world
Sayuri Shirai re-examines the decline of cash use worldwide
Falls in uncertainty may warn of coming crises – Bundesbank paper
Researchers attempt to quantify relationship between rising confidence and early signs of crisis
Draghi defends ECB policy
ECB president welcomes debate but insists crisis-fighting policies saved eurozone
New German ECB board member may help unify governing council
Leading candidates seen as capable of playing a more constructive role, as critics become more vocal
ECB governing council members disagreed over QE, minutes show
Members also differed over staff assessments of eurozone, but “large majority” backed rates move
Eurozone bail-in regime has not widened bond spreads – ECB paper
Wider financial and economic environment play key role in determining bond spreads – researcher
Banque de France research takes fresh look at eurozone interbank markets
Secured interbank markets not bounded by ECB’s deposit facility rate, results show
Emir data can give valuable insights on rate expectations – ECB paper
New methodology uses data on OTC transactions to track market expectations of interest rates
ECB prepares for ‘big bang’ move to new market infrastructure
Eurozone's payments, instant payments and securities settlement systems will merge by end of 2021