Italy's general government debt increased to €3,095.5 billion at the end of December 2025, up from €2,966.9 billion in 2024.
Banca d'Italia has published updated interest rates for minimum reserves, confirming the remuneration rate on required reserves remains at zero since September 2023.
Lending to Italy's private sector increased by 2.1 percent annually in December 2025, with household loans rising 2.5 percent and non-financial corporate loans 2.0 percent.
Banca d'Italia announced that lending to the Italian private sector increased by 2.1 percent annually in December 2025.
The Banca d'Italia has released its 'Italian Economy in Brief' for February 2026, providing a comprehensive overview of the country's economic activity, labor market, and financial conditions.
The Banco de España has published its comprehensive Statistical Bulletin for January 2026, providing detailed economic and financial data for Spain and the euro area.
A Bank of England survey of 92 market participants shows expectations for Bank Rate to fall to 3.0 percent by the first quarter of 2027.
In the European Central Bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters for Q1 2026, expectations for headline and core inflation remained unchanged.
Euro area banks reported an unexpected net tightening of credit standards for loans to firms in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Euro area firms reported a further tightening of bank lending conditions and higher interest rates on bank loans in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Digital wallets, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, accounted for 31.6 percent of all card transactions in Denmark in 2025, up from 28.0 percent in 2024.