European Central Bank (ECB)
ECB could bring rates close to 2% by year’s end, says French governor
François Villeroy de Galhau estimates eurozone’s neutral rate is below or near 2%
Summers and Krugman see no alternative to ECB tightening
Despite lack of overheating, huge energy shock requires action to anchor inflation expectations
ECB raises rates on government deposits to ease transition
Governments should make “alternative arrangements”, ECB says, after pandemic saw deposits rise
Digital euro should co-exist with commercial bank money, BdF official says
Nicolas de Labarre highlights further details of the CBDC project
ECB raises rates by 75bp for the first time
Lagarde warns monetary policy will not bring energy prices down
ECB expected to deliver first-ever 75bp rate hike
Record-high inflation of 9.1% in August and a weak exchange rate put pressure on divided governing council
Eurozone repo markets are slowing policy transmission, ECB paper says
Dealer banks use market power to get better prices from other institutions
Reverse bond auctions are useful crisis tool, ECB paper finds
DNB’s use of reverse auctions increases liquidity and stability of bill market, researchers say
ECB appoints expert advisers on supervisory process
Members include former Japanese FSA head Himino and Bank of Canada deputy Rogers
ECB’s Lane and Schnabel strike different notes on eurozone inflation
Schnabel says “right tail” shift could herald de-anchoring, but Lane says other outcomes are possible
Inflation targeting’s time may be over, Adam Posen says
Posen says changes to global economy may necessitate complete rethinking of monetary policy
Glapiński accuses Germany of wanting to redraw land borders
Polish governor warns on plans for EU super-state as German foreign office calls claims “absurd”
Central banks should ‘overestimate’ inflation persistence, says economist
Academic argues central banks should act as if exogenous shocks are likely to be persistent
ECB rate hikes could damage climate change policies, paper finds
Researchers claim tighter financing conditions will hamper transition to capital-intensive green technologies
Uncertainty over ECB’s TPI muddies monetary and fiscal impact
Analysts say anti-fragmentation tool exposes long-standing flaws in EU fiscal framework
How central bank mistakes after 2019 led to inflation
Central banks must acknowledge their own mistakes and outline concrete steps to restore the public’s confidence in their ability to ensure price stability, write Graeme Wheeler and Bryce Wilkinson*
ECB uses bond reinvestments to support Italy and Spain
Central bank rebalanced its bond holdings in June and July away from France, Germany and the Netherlands
CBDCs could hugely improve cross-border payments – ECB’s Bindseil
“Holy grail” of secure, instant universal payments could be a reality in next 10 years, authors say
ECB paper examines unanchored inflation expectations
Public reacts more strongly to larger and downward inflation surprises, researcher finds
Inflation offers route to unconventional policy exit
Asset purchases and negative rates can be reversed, but Fed/ECB policy divergence raises major risks
Eurozone needs macro-prudential tools for climate change, says ECB
Regulators are struggling to address climate change risks, joint ECB-ESRB report finds
Eurozone debt likely unsustainable without QE – BIS paper
Authors find benefits of ECB’s PEPP extend beyond the end of the bond-buying programme
Markets likely to test ECB’s anti-fragmentation tool
ECB could struggle to avoid political disputes over TPI instrument, some observers warn
ECB surprises markets with a 50bp rate hike
Central bank unveils new instrument to prevent sharp increases in sovereign bond spreads