Mario Draghi
ECB nominates Yves Mersch to supervisory board
Lautenschläger gains new responsibilities on governing council; Mersch must be approved by European Parliament and will retain legal portfolio
ESRB sets out first steps towards common macro-prudential stance
Problems exist with turning conceptual framework into operational tool, report concedes
Draghi says ECB could further delay rate hike as inflation disappoints
Weaker growth forecast contributed to reduction in central bank inflation forecast to 1.6% in 2021
ECB rejects amendment from EU institutions on CCP regulation
Proposed changes would ‘distort’ ECB’s request for change, Draghi says
Draghi unveils new bank funding as ECB forecasts slower growth
Forward guidance extended and third round of TLTROs introduced as Draghi warns of uncertainty
Weidmann given second term leading Bundesbank
Deutsche Bundesbank’s distributable profit rises to €2.4 billion
ECB to launch market expectations survey
Study aims to gather information on participants' views on future monetary policy evolution
Risks to eurozone growth are rising, warns Draghi
Uncertainty over trade and political instability are affecting confidence, ECB president says
Riksbank’s normalisation faces darker global outlook
Looser stance in the US and eurozone may hamper new hikes in Sweden
Irish government nominates Philip Lane as next ECB chief economist
European governments have turned down two Irish nominations for senior ECB roles in last year
Basel Committee softens impact of revised market risk framework
Final framework cuts expected increase in average capital requirements almost in half; committee may consider some further rule-making in 2019
Book notes: EuroTragedy, by Ashoka Mody
The former International Monetary Fund insider elegantly tells the story of the creation of the currency that has defied economics, warning that it could get “worse, much worse”
2018: The year in review
The past year marked a return to instability, but also saw some innovations among central banks
Slovenian government struggles to appoint new governor
Lawmakers due to vote on nominee after governor retired citing threats and pressure over bail-in
Draghi warns of downside risks as ECB ends net asset purchases
ECB will continue buying sovereign bonds with yields below deposit rate
ECB secondary bond purchases are legal, European Court of Justice says
European Union’s highest court rejects German activists’ claim that PSPP breached constitution
Cyprus governor says 2015 police raid stopped her investigating politicians’ debts
Governor Georghadji offers to re-start investigation into loans to “politically exposed persons”
Three tricks to remove a troublesome Eurosystem governor
Eurozone authorities have learnt how to circumvent central bank independence – emboldened by feeble action by the European Commission
Draghi confident Italy and European Commission will reach deal
ECB president says momentum is slowing but points to higher negotiated wage growth
Draghi warns of dangers of ‘cliff-edge Brexit’
ECB president says some governments are endangering central bank independence
Draghi’s ‘whatever it takes’ cut bank risk-taking – BIS paper
Study examines Mexican markets to pick out effects of the ECB president’s intervention
Draghi calls for new macro-prudential tools
Policy-makers do not fully understand “shadow banking” sector, Draghi tells ESRB
Italy’s expansionary budget increases pressure on debt
Draghi warns government plans have tightened financial conditions for households and businesses
ECB narrows down choices for next supervisory head
Donnery, Enria and Ophele will appear before European Parliament