18 September 2026 Compared with July 2026: median consumer perceptions of inflation over the past 12 months were unchanged, while median expectations for inflation increased across all horizons; expectations for nominal income growth over the next 12 …
16 September 2026 ECB wage tracker updated with wage agreements signed up to end of August 2026; forward-looking horizon extended to end of June 2027 Forward-looking information indicates negotiated wage growth of 2.7% in first half of 2027 Employee …
15 September 2026 By Andrei Dumitrescu, Zakaria Gati, Justus Meyer, Laura Parisi and Alessandro Spolaore Around 80% of euro area households do not own stocks or any other market-based financial instruments, unlike their counterparts in the United States. …
Keynote speech by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the House of the Euro Brussels, 14 September 2026 Today, we are discussing the future of euro cash – the most tangible symbol of our common currency, and one that remains …
Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at “Hofburg im Dialog – Economy, Europe, Resilience” in Vienna, Austria Vienna, 14 September 2026 Let me begin with a story that starts in this city. In this country, the years before 1873 have a name: the …
12 September 2026 Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Jean-Christophe Lalay and Maxime Mainguet on 12 September 2026 What brings you to the Fête de la pomme organised by Hervé Morin this Saturday? I’m here as a friend, a …
Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at Fête de la Pomme in Épreville-en-Lieuvin, France Épreville-en-Lieuvin, 12 September 2026 It is a particular pleasure to be here. I grew up between the port of Le Havre and the plateau of the Pays de …
The euro area economy has been more resilient to the effects of the conflict in the Middle East than previously expected. Real GDP growth surprised on the upside in the second quarter of 2026 and short-term indicators point to robust growth in the near …
Berlin, 9 September 2026 It is a pleasure to be here at the Bode Museum in Berlin. More than two centuries ago, the poet Johann Paul Friedrich Richter described Berlin as “more a part of the world than a city”.[1] History would prove him right. This city …
2 September 2026 Bank interest rates for corporations Chart 1 Bank interest rates on new loans to, and deposits from, euro area corporations (percentages per annum) Data for cost of borrowing and deposit interest rates for corporations (Chart 1)The …
2 September 2026 By Johanne Evrard, Wagner Eduardo Schuster, Fabian Wassmann and Michael Wedow Synthetic securitisation can free up bank capital. But does that mean banks lend more to firms? This ECB Blog post explores the effects of loan securitisation. …
Speech by Boris Vujčić, Vice-President of the ECB, at the inauguration of the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship awarded to Professor Michael Weber at the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) Berlin Berlin, 1 September 2026 Introduction …
1 September 2026 By Kristina Barauskaitė Griškevičienė and Claus Brand The drivers of the recent rise in inflation are different from those of the pandemic-era surge. This time the energy supply shock dominates, while demand and public policy stimulus have …
31 August 2026 By Anne Duquerroy, Oana Furtuna, Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau and Lia Vaz Cruz US tech giants are increasingly tapping the euro area bond market to fund their investments. The ECB Blog investigates the consequences for this market and the …
Speech by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on “Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments and Policy” Jackson Hole, 28 August 2026 It is a great pleasure to discuss Darrell Duffie …
Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and Thursday, 22-23 July 2026 27 August 2026 1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options …
27 August 2026 Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3 The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 3.4% in July 2026, after 3.3% in June, averaging 3.2% in the three months up to July. The components of M3 showed the following …
Speech by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Deutsche Bundesbank’s Symposium on “Future of payments: trends and innovations in Germany and Europe”[1] Frankfurt am Main, 26 August 2026 Two years ago, at this very same …
26 August 2026 By António Dias da Silva, Laura Lebastard and David Sondermann Use of artificial intelligence at work has doubled over the last two years and people report significant time-savings. But an ECB survey shows that perceived productivity gains …
24 August 2026 What can be done to try to strengthen European firms, now that they are once again facing challenges because of external shocks? First and foremost, we should try to capitalise on our advantages – the main one being the huge European Single …
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