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Gender pay gap widens at lower end after selection correction
An ECB Working Paper proposes a new method to estimate selection-corrected quantiles of the gender wage gap.
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ECB urges Single Market boost for bank competitiveness
The European Central Bank's Governing Council has published proposals urging a stronger Single Market to enhance bank competitiveness.
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Reputation key to anchoring inflation expectations
A new ECB working paper develops a model showing how central bank reputation is crucial for anchoring long-run inflation expectations.
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Monetary policy hits harder after big shocks
The ECB Blog finds that interest rate hikes during 2022 and 2023 were particularly effective in curbing inflation.
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Five measures to integrate EU digital capital markets
An ECB Occasional Paper proposes five key measures to foster a single, integrated digital capital market in Europe.
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Tokenised MMFs: Efficiency gains, amplified risks
The market for tokenised money market funds (TMMFs) is rapidly expanding, offering efficiency gains through distributed ledger technology (DLT).
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Stablecoins transform bank liquidity, impact capital ratios
An ECB Occasional Paper examines how stablecoin issuance and related deposits affect banks' capital and liquidity ratios.
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ECB: Digital innovation requires robust policy framework
The European Central Bank's Macroprudential Bulletin highlights the transformative potential of tokenisation and distributed ledger technology.
ECBPaper
Tokenised bonds reduce borrowing costs, improve liquidity
A new European Central Bank study finds that tokenised bonds reduce borrowing costs and improve market liquidity.
ECBPaper
ECB and ESRB define bank capital buffer usability and releasability
A joint workstream by the European Central Bank and the European Systemic Risk Board has published a report defining key concepts and methodologies for measuring bank capital buffer usability and releasability.
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Asymmetric monetary policy: Multiple constraints amplify tightening
A new European Central Bank working paper by Perez-Orive, Timmer, and Van der Ghote revisits the credit channel of monetary policy, finding that multiple financing constraints create an asymmetric transmission.
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Bulgaria's euro adoption shows limited price increases and stable perceptions
Preliminary evidence suggests Bulgaria's euro adoption has had a limited impact on consumer prices and inflation perceptions.