Eurozone
CCP stress tests have found capital shortfalls – Esma
Small increases to stress-test scenarios would have left ICE Clear Europe “in material breach”
Cœuré: ‘three lines of defence’ needed to protect ECB
The ECB executive board member says without reforms the ECB may end up having to “test the limits of its mandate”
Ireland nominates Lane for ECB vice-presidency
Irish governor has a track record as academic economist and senior ESRB figure
Inflation falls in the euro area despite stronger growth
Annual price increases expected to fall to 1.3% in January, Eurostat says
Sovereign bond-backed securities could improve eurozone stability – ESRB
Regulations would need to change and treatment of sovereign bonds would be vital, argues Central Bank of Ireland Governor
ESM hails Greece’s progress in third bailout
The country should exit the programme in August as growth accelerates and bond yields fall
Bundesbank panellists call for change in German ‘mindset’
Mario Monti says he would like to free Germans from their economic “straightjacket”, while Benoît Cœuré hints at need for rebalancing
Auditors find ‘flaws’ in ECB’s crisis management framework
ECB must improve co-ordination with SRB and national supervisors – report
Eurozone countries’ manufacturing sectors are diverging, Italian paper finds
Manufacturing profits rise relative to non-tradables in Germany and Spain, but fall in France and Italy
Policymakers need wider range of systemic risk models – paper
Researchers attempt to combine systemic importance and systemic risk approaches
ECB approves major financial infrastructure programmes
ECB plans for Target2 and T2S to merge, plus new collateral management system for Eurosystem
European Commission proposes creating a European Monetary Fund
The new EU institution would replace the European Stability Mechanism in 2019
Portuguese finance minister named new head of Eurogroup
ESM manager praises Mário Centeno as a “passionate economist”
Stronger growth improves financial conditions in Europe – ECB review
Manufacturing activity and consumer sentiment bolsters growth across the region
ECB and 14 European central banks commit to forex code of conduct
Bank of England and rest of the European Union central banks set to follow suit in early 2018
European recovery may be stronger than previously thought
If the great recession and sovereign debt crisis are considered a single shock, “recovery is in line with – or better than – historical patterns”
Some eurozone banks must reform audits – ECB supervisor
Boards do not always pay enough attention to audits, says Pentti Hakkarainen
IMF’s Lipton urges eurozone to speed up banking union
First deputy managing director says Europe should capitalise on support for euro and ensure uniform capital market regulation is in place
Weidmann says ECB should have set time for end to asset purchases
Current policy risks blurring line between fiscal and monetary policy, Bundesbank president says
ECB to reduce monthly asset purchases to €30 billion
Central bank extends QE by nine months until September 2018, and keeps rates unchanged
ECB taper unlikely to upset major European equity investors
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is boosted by its €200 billion investment in European stocks
Nouy: Europe’s bankers need courage for cross-border mergers
Bankers have “turned inwards” in the face of difficulties, says ECB supervisor
EBA and US agencies agree framework for cross-border resolution
Document lays out principles for information sharing and future crisis management agreements
ECB develops new overnight benchmark rate
The new rate will complement the existing overnight benchmark, Eonia