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EU bank offices down 2.62%, employees 0.80%; concentration varies
The European Central Bank has updated its structural financial indicators for the EU banking sector for the end of 2025.
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Euro area GDP growth revised down, inflation up by staff
Eurosystem staff have revised down their GDP growth projections for the euro area for 2026 and 2027, while significantly revising up headline inflation.
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Key rates raised by 25 basis points
The European Central Bank has raised its three key interest rates by 25 basis points.
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Rates raised by 25bp amid Middle East war pressures
The European Central Bank's Governing Council raised its three key interest rates by 25 basis points.
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Elderson: Deregulation is 'no-go', integration is key
ECB Executive Board Member Frank Elderson emphasized that deregulation is 'a no-go' for financial supervision, advocating instead for deeper European integration and smarter, not lighter, regulation.
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IReF implementation milestones set: Pilot 2030, reporting 2031
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced the Eurosystem's main milestones for the Integrated Reporting Framework (IReF) programme, aiming to harmonise statistical reporting across euro area banks.
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Lagarde: Organizational change key to women's leadership
ECB President Christine Lagarde called for organizational changes to widen the pipeline for women in leadership.
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Europe's money evolves: Digital euro and cash secure payment freedom
ECB Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone highlighted progress on the digital euro, emphasizing its role alongside cash in safeguarding payment freedom.
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Speech
Elderson: AI reshapes cyber threats, demands bank resilience
ECB Executive Board Member Frank Elderson warned that advanced AI models are fundamentally altering the cyber threat landscape for banks.
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FX forecasters show anti-herding, not consensus convergence
An ECB working paper finds mixed evidence of herding in foreign exchange rate forecasts, with results often pointing to anti-herding.
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Fiscal policy effectiveness depends on networks, household MPCs
A new ECB working paper explores how sector-specific fiscal policy transmits through production networks with heterogeneous households.
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Energy crises: Initial economic conditions shape inflation impact
The current energy shock, driven by the Middle East war and Strait of Hormuz closure, is impacting a more balanced euro area economy.