European central bank

Looking backwards not forwards: why has the European Central Bank been slow to react?

Central banks: uncertainty is the problem, not managing the trilemma

Regaining price stability is difficult but doable; the bigger problem facing central banks is economic uncertainty.

Holdings limit will prove central to the digital euro’s future

The European Central Bank says its digital currency will not be a store of value, in contrast to global counterparts.

Internationale Staatsverschuldung, Schuldenrestrukturierungen und mögliche Handlungsoptionen für das BMZ

The US and Swiss messes may nudge the EU towards better international bank capital standards compliance

Bank collapses show the importance of strong capital and liquidity positions and should signal to the EU the benefits of closer adherence to Basel III

Quantitative tightening in the euro area

Why has the ECB decided to implement this policy?

Doing ‘whatever it takes’ to save the banks

Fast and furious: how digital bank runs challenge the banking-crisis rulebook

The speed of recent bank failures has shown the need for more systemic protection of the financial system.

Banking turbulence is not a reason to pause monetary tightening

Despite calls for interest rate hikes to be paused, both the ECB and Federal raised rates- which was the right decision.

The European Central Bank’s latest move tells a clear story

The European Central Bank is right not to over-react to recent banking problems.

The Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Prudential regulation lessons for Europe and the world

In the EU, there is no bank like SVB and supervision appears better than in the US, but the resolution framework remains incomplete.

Finding the right balance (sheet): quantitative tightening in the euro area

Digital Euro blurs the lines between money and politics

A central bank-backed digital currency would put the EU in the global vanguard when it comes to taking cash payments online.

If it doesn’t trade, is it really marketable debt?

Europe’s bond markets are essential infrastructure, just like the power grid.

Central Bank digital currencies as weapons of finance?

An analysis on how CBDCs can be used in emerging economies to include more people in financial systems.

Do financial markets consider European common debt a safe asset?

The interest rate on European Union bonds is now almost as high as that of supposedly riskier Spanish bonds; this risks defeating their purpose.