European Central Bank
Lagarde clarifies BIS role, remuneration, and disclosure
ECB President Christine Lagarde clarified her role on the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Board of Directors, detailing remuneration and disclosure practices.
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Three Directors General appointed to ECB leadership
The European Central Bank's Executive Board has appointed Roland Straub, Christophe Kamps, and Petra Senkovic as new Directors General.
Geopolitical wars leave scars on consumer expectations
Geopolitical shocks from the wars in Ukraine and Iran significantly influence euro area consumer expectations for inflation and growth.
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Monetary policy affects firms' employment decisions
A new European Central Bank working paper finds that monetary policy asymmetrically affects firms' employment decisions, particularly their tendency to hoard labour.
ECB sees persistent inflation from energy shock
The European Central Bank's Governing Council discussed persistent inflationary pressures stemming from the Middle East conflict at its April 2026 monetary policy meeting.
Cipollone: ECB modernizes money for digital retail, wholesale
Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, stated that central bank money must adapt to the digital age to maintain its relevance and stability.
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Lagarde: Central bank independence tested in new era
ECB President Christine Lagarde emphasized the critical importance of central bank independence in an increasingly challenging global environment.
Econometric model identifies relationship-level credit shocks
A new ECB working paper proposes a novel econometric model to identify relationship-specific credit demand and supply shocks in bipartite networks.
European stockholding sees high turnover, new investor profile
A new ECB study reveals substantial turnover in European stock market participation between 2020 and 2024, with 10 percent of non-stockholders entering and 20 percent of stockholders exiting annually.
AI brings new era to financial stability sentiment analysis
A special feature in the ECB's Financial Stability Review compares AI-based and traditional methods for sentiment analysis.
Euro area bankruptcies rise, bank loan books stay resilient
Corporate bankruptcies in the euro area have been on the rise, but the aggregate asset quality of banks' corporate lending has remained broadly stable.
Geoeconomic shock raises financial stability risks
The European Central Bank's May 2026 Financial Stability Review warns of elevated financial stability vulnerabilities due to an unfolding geoeconomic shock.