By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The Lithuanian Finance Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that it was putting forward three-time finance minister Rimantas Šadžius as a candidate to succeed European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos, corroborating Econostream’s reporting from 18 December.
6 January 2026
– European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller on Tuesday signaled strong interest in becoming the next...
– European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Tuesday said two “major upheavals”...
– The European Central Bank emphasizes that the monthly rotation of Governing Council voting rights does not silence anyone...
– European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday welcomed Bulgaria as the euro area’s newest member, noting...
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank must remain in an attitude of readiness to adjust its interest rates either up or down as circumstances require, according to ECB Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Tuesday.
23 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 11 December 2025 with Saskia Van Dun, Agent of the Dutch State Treasury Agency:
12 December 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The Dutch State Treasury Agency is “not very concerned” about the impact of the country’s pension reform on the long end of the curve, given mitigating factors and the fact that part of the effect has already been priced in, according to DSTA Agent Saskia van Dun.
12 December 2025
By David Barwick – HELSINKI (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 5 December 2025 with Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
8 December 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The Lithuanian Finance Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that it was putting forward three-time finance minister Rimantas Šadžius as a candidate to succeed European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos, corroborating Econostream’s reporting from 18 December.
6 January 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank emphasizes that the monthly rotation of Governing Council voting rights does not silence anyone: all governors still attend and have the right to speak, and most decisions are reached by consensus. A recent empirical study of the ECB’s rotation model is broadly consistent with that claim, finding only rare cases in which rotation appears likely to have determined outcomes.
6 January 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – As the European Central Bank’s Governing Council wonders how long its current “good place” will last and to what policy move it will ultimately give way, it also faces another year of above-average turnover.
29 December 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s December press conference did not merely reaffirm that the Governing Council is in a “good place.” It subtly revealed that the phrase is starting to run out of road.
22 December 2025
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