Banca d'Italia
Italian economy: Growth, inflation, and debt data
The Banca d'Italia published its 'Italian economy in brief' for May 2026.
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Study: Primary dealers key to euro-area repo market function
A Banca d'Italia paper investigates the structure of the euro-area repo market, focusing on the intermediation role of primary dealers.
Derivatives cut Italian firms' debt costs by 20 percent
A Banca d'Italia study reveals that interest rate derivatives reduced the average annual debt cost for Italian firms by about 20 percent.
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Euro area financial integration improves, equity lags
The European Central Bank's latest report shows euro area financial integration has improved since late 2022.
Digital Euro regulation advances, Italy hosts data center
Banca d'Italia participated in a conference in Brussels, highlighting significant progress on digital euro regulation.
Banca d'Italia updates supervisory guide structure
The Banca d'Italia's 'Circular 269' serves as the primary reference for prudential supervision methodologies for banks and non-banks.
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Panetta: Cross-border payments need interoperability
Banca d'Italia Governor Fabio Panetta urged for enhanced cross-border payment interoperability in a keynote speech in London.
€-coin increases slightly in April
The Banca d'Italia's €-coin indicator rose slightly to 0.52 in April from 0.48 in March.
ECB: Inflation at target, 100bp rate cuts in resilient 2025
The ECB successfully brought inflation back to its 2% target in 2025, cutting policy rates by a total of 100 basis points.
Scotti: Trust is core to digital money's future
Banca d'Italia Deputy Governor Chiara Scotti emphasized that trust remains fundamental for digital money's acceptance.
ECB forecasters raise inflation, cut growth outlook
The latest ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters shows upward revisions for near-term HICP inflation and downward revisions for real GDP growth in 2026 and 2027.
ECB holds rates steady, cites intensified risks
The European Central Bank's Governing Council decided to keep its three key interest rates unchanged.