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US markets react to oil shocks: AI index quantifies impact
A new ECB analysis, based on an AI-powered index, examines how US financial markets react to geopolitical shocks disrupting global oil supply.
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ECBPaper
Restructuring data signals euro area labor market shifts
A new ECB Economic Bulletin box explores how media-reported firm-level restructuring announcements can provide timely signals of euro area labour market dynamics.
ECBPaper
China imports cut euro area goods inflation by 0.27 pp
A new European Central Bank analysis reveals that declining prices of imports from China have significantly dampened euro area non-energy industrial goods inflation.
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US tariffs, MNEs, AI shrink euro area surplus in 2025
The euro area current account surplus significantly narrowed in 2025, falling to 1.7 percent of GDP from 2.7 percent in 2024.
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ECB raises key rates by 25bp amid Middle East war
The European Central Bank raised its three key interest rates by 25 basis points on June 11, 2026.
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ECB integrates non-financial credit claims into collateral framework
The European Central Bank has decided to permanently integrate portfolios of non-financial corporate credit claims into its general collateral framework.
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Schnabel signals further rate hikes to curb inflation
ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel indicated that further interest rate hikes will be necessary to bring inflation back to the two percent target.
ECBPaper
Oil price surge from Middle East war to hit euro area growth
The war in the Middle East has driven a sharp rise in Brent crude oil prices, which the European Central Bank estimates will noticeably weigh on euro area economic activity.
ECBPaper
ECB assesses five EU states on euro adoption progress
The European Central Bank's June 2026 Convergence Report assesses five EU Member States – Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Sweden – on their progress towards adopting the single currency.
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Limited euro adoption progress in 5 EU states, ECB finds
The European Central Bank's 2026 Convergence Report finds limited progress by five non-euro area EU Member States towards adopting the euro.
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Intensive AI use in firms driven by innovation, peer pressure
Intensive use of Artificial Intelligence, which drives transformation and macroeconomic gains, remains rare among euro area firms.
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Iceland joins TIPS for instant payments
The European Central Bank and Seðlabanki Íslands have signed an agreement for Iceland to join the Eurosystem's TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system.