European Central Bank (ECB)

ECB official sees more cross-border bank mergers

European Central Bank executive board member Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell said on Friday 17 June that more cross-border mergers in the financial sector are likely to take place in Europe in the future, partly driven by the limits reached in domestic…

ECB's Papademos says structural reforms needed

European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos said in a speech on Thursday differences in euro zone countries' growth rates result from structural factors and will have to be tackled by economic reforms in slow-growing countries.

ECB Monthly Bulletin, June 2005

The European Central Bank published its June 2005 Monthly Bulletin on Thursday 9 June. The report says economic growth in the Eurozone will remain 'relatively subdued' in the second quarter of the year, but will pick up later.

Trichet on asset price bubbles and monetary policy

In the speech 'Asset price bubbles and monetary policy' given on 8 June Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said experience with past asset price boom episodes tells us that we should be very careful in calling a boom, which is observable, a bubble.

ECB's Papademos on the reformed stability pact

In the speech 'The political economy of the reformed Stability and Growth Pact: implications for fiscal and monetary policy' given on 3 June, Lucas Papademos of the ECB said the relaxation of the EU stability pact's rules could affect ECB interest rate…

Trichet on financial markets integration in Europe

In the speech 'Financial markets integration in Europe: the ECB's view' given on 26 May, Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said we are at a particularly crucial stage in terms of the regulation of EU securities markets and more in general financial…

Issing on the euro & financial market integration

In the speech 'The euro and European financial market integration' given on 31 May, Otmar Issing of the ECB said euro zone commercial banks adjust their borrowing and lending rates more quickly in response to central bank interest rate changes than they…

Schroder defeat could end Bofinger's ECB hopes

A defeat by Chancellor Gerhard Schroder in Germany's election in September could spell the end for Peter Bofinger's chances of succeeding Otmar Issing as the German representative on the European Central Bank's six-man executive board.

ECB's Gonzalez-Paramo on inflation differentials

In the speech 'Inflation differentials in the euro area' given on 23 May Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo of the ECB said lasting inflation differentials that are the product of misaligned national policies or structural inefficiencies may be damaging for the…

The pact’s last stand

Political tensions have been contained by the deal on deficits, but at what cost to Europe’s fiscal regime and its single currency? William Clarke reports from Brussels.

Rato says US deficit weighing on world economy

The International Monetary Fund's forecast for global economic growth this year remains unchanged at 4.3 per cent although the US current account deficit is still weighing on the world economy, IMF chief Rodrigo Rato said on Thursday.

ECB's Papademos on monetary stability, integration

In the speech 'Monetary stability and financial integration in Europe' given on 9 May Lucas Papademos of the ECB said the ECB is committed to, and will continue to support, the process of structural reform in financial markets, as well as in labour and…

Dutch Paper on ECB support for the euro

The De Nederlandsche Bank Working Paper "Were verbal efforts to support the euro effective? A high-frequency analysis of ECB statements" published in April 2005 studies the effects of verbal interventions by European central bankers on high-frequency…

ECB Monthly Bulletin, May 2005

The European Central Bank published its May 2005 Monthly Bulletin on Thursday 12 May. The regular survey of professional economic forecasters conducted by the ECB showed the experts have downgraded their growth forecasts for the euro zone economy for…

Tumpel-Gugerell: Interchange in a changing market

In the speech 'Interchange in a changing market: Observations from the euro area perspective' given on 6 May Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell of the ECB said we are aware of the problems and issues at stake in relation to interchange fees. For the moment, we see…

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