ECB Financial News

21.09 / 16:51

economics Federal Reserve UK ECB Monetary Policy Committee UK inflation 'A tough call': Bank of England dovish move signals 'higher for longer' rates policy

After today’s pause, there is broad consensus among analysts that this may have been the Bank of England’s last interest rate hike in this cycle.

19.09 / 10:41

economics ECB European Central Bank Eurozone inflation slows to 5.2% in August

Compared with July, annual inflation fell in 15 EU member states in August, remained stable in one and rose in 11.

14.09 / 14:45

Europe economics inflation Interest rates ECB Macroeconomics Global end ECB approaches end of hiking cycle with 25bps rise

Markets were split over whether the ECB would hike rates due to a lack of forward guidance.

04.09 / 21:03

CBDC regulation Europe ECB Euro digital euro Digital euro can ward off a host of private payment service ills: ECB official

The European Central Bank (ECB) is quite happy with the European Commission's (EC) legislative proposals for the digital euro. ECB executive board member Fabio Panetta told the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in a speech on Sept. 4 that the proposals “put Europe at the forefront of advanced economies” in CBDC development, potentially heading off private dominance of the financial sector and the ills that implies.

25.08 / 20:37

Adoption Payments Europe European Union ECB Euro digital euro services Spanish central bank official talks about private payment services in era of digital euro

Deputy governor of the Bank of Spain Margarita Delgado spoke to university students and others about the introduction of the digital euro in Pamplona on Aug. 25. Looking into a future through the lens of the recent European Commission’s recently proposed digital euro legislative plan, she spoke at length about how private payment solutions will interact with the digital euro and its infrastructure.

27.07 / 14:35

Europe economics inflation Interest rates ECB European Central Bank record high ECB hikes rates to match record high as inflation set to remain 'too high for too long'

Eurozone inflation sat at 5.5% in June, down from 6.1% the month before but still substantially above the ECB’s target of 2%.

26.06 / 14:05

regulation Gambling ECB Executive ECB Executive Fabio Panetta: Cryptocurrencies Hold No Societal Benefits, Likens to Gambling

Cryptocurrencies hold “no societal benefits,” and should instead be seen as a form of gambling, according to European Central Bank (ECB) board member Fabio Panetta.

23.06 / 21:59

Payments regulation Central Bank ECB ECB official labels crypto as 'deleterious' with 'no societal benefits' in scathing speech

Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), has suggested a dark future for cryptocurrencies, in which the digital assets may be used for little more than gambling among investors.

22.06 / 20:19

CBDC Adoption Europe European Union ECB Euro digital euro Issuing digital euro, or ‘Cash+,’ is probably a duty, French central banker says

The digital euro holds something in store for every stakeholder, Governor of the Banque de France François Villeroy de Galhau told commercial bankers on June 22. Disintermediation is not in the works, he said at the Global Official Institutions Conference hosted by French multinational bank BNP Paribas.

08.06 / 21:57

markets SEC economy ECB Bitcoin recovery NOT Bitcoin price races toward $27K, but a swift recovery is not confirmed by market data

Bitcoin might have displayed strength by quickly recovering from the $25,500 support level on June 6, but that doesn’t mean that breaking above $27,500 will be an easy task.

31.05 / 13:37

CBDC Bank ECB Euro digital euro European Central Bank Wraps Up Digital Euro Prototypes; Decision on Development Awaits

As part of the investigation phase of its digital euro project, the European Central Bank (ECB), which serves as the European Union’s central bank, has released two reports on the institution’s market research and prototyping exercise.

26.05 / 22:27

CBDC Adoption European Union ECB Euro digital euro ECB sums up digital euro prototyping exercise as it nears possible pilot launch

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a summary of the results of its digital euro central bank digital currency prototyping exercise. The exercise investigated offline use of a simulated digital euro and four other instances of interoperability with existing payments systems.

26.05 / 15:29

CBDC Adoption regulation Federal Reserve Bank of England ECB Bank of Canada retail CBDC 7 central banks and BIS continue examination of ongoing policy issues for retail CBDC

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and a group of central banks have published a paper detailing their “ongoing policy perspectives” on a retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC). The new publication is the fifth from the same authors.

25.04 / 19:29

CBDC ECB digital euro NOT European Central Bank: Digital Euro to Offer 'Maximum Privacy,' Though Not as Much as Cash

A new central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Europe would be designed with privacy in mind, although it would never be as private as cash is, according to a European Central Bank (ECB) official.

24.04 / 22:13

CBDC Adoption ECB Euro digital euro ECB considers digital euro access, distribution in third design progress report

The European Central Bank (ECB) released its third progress report on digital euro design on April 24. This time the bank looked at access and distribution options that have been endorsed by the ECB’s Governing Council.

19.04 / 20:09

CBDC Adoption Europe European Union ECB Euro digital euro NOT European Parliament report recommends researching, but not launching, digital euro

An analytical paper released by the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has given the digital euro a mixed review. The title of the paper summed up its position: “Digital Euro: When in doubt, abstain (but be prepared).”

07.04 / 05:51

CBDC regulation European Union ECB Euro CBDC will be used for ‘control’ ECB president admits in vid chat with fake Zelensky

A widely shared video of European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde admitting that a Digital Euro will be used in a "limited" way to control the payments people can make was taken from the three week old prank video.

05.04 / 17:27

Law regulation Europe ECB Crypto firms needs to be 'supervisable', says ECB board member

Elizabeth McCaul, a supervisory board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), has called for additional oversight of crypto firms operating in a borderless state outside typical attempts at supervision.

13.03 / 18:05

markets Banks Federal Reserve Central Bank ECB Bitcoin Bitcoin Price analyst US bank bloodbath: Bitcoin hits $23.7K as BTC price analyst call SVB dip 'bear trap'

Bitcoin (BTC) hit its highest since the start of the month on March 13 as U.S. bank stocks saw the largest mass halt in history.

30.01 / 21:35

Stablecoin CBDC Adoption Central Bank ECB Montenegro's central bank teams up with Ripple on digital currency pilot project

Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazović has announced on Twitter that his country is pursuing a digital currency in conjunction with Ripple. Abazović met with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and vice president James Wallis at Davos.

17.01 / 00:51

CBDC regulation ECB Euro digital euro EU finance ministers’ group releases statement on political aspects of digital euro

The Eurogroup, consisting of all the finance ministers from the euro-zone countries, released a statement Jan. 16 on the introduction of the digital euro, after meeting in Brussels. The group meets regularly to discuss political dimensions of the potential digital currency, it said. The statement release coincides with the release of a European Central Bank (ECB) “stock taking” document detailing the progress of digital euro design.

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