By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The ECB Tone Meter moved slightly hawkish this week, with the Governing Council reading at -0.09, which we classify as broadly neutral but still with a marginal dovish tilt, and the Executive Board at +0.20, which we view as neutral with a marginal hawkish lean.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 24 November with Anu Sammallahti, Director of Finance and Acting Head of Division at Finland’s State Treasury:
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Finland would consider issuing bonds in GBP, SEK and NOK if doing so were seen as cost-effective, according to Anu Sammallahti, Director of Finance and Acting Head of Division at the State Treasury.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 12 November 2025 with Tammo Diemer, member of the Executive Board of the German Finance Agency.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Germany is likely to exceed €500 billion in bond issuance in 2026, according to Tammo Diemer, Executive Board member at the German Finance Agency.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The ECB Tone Meter moved slightly hawkish this week, with the Governing Council reading at -0.09, which we classify as broadly neutral but still with a marginal dovish tilt, and the Executive Board at +0.20, which we view as neutral with a marginal hawkish lean.
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The ECB will soon unveil its first staff projections for 2028, complete with a revised profile of the inflation impact of ETS 2. On paper, that should be a big moment: an extra year of forecast, a new carbon-price shock and an inflation target that is supposed to be symmetric. In practice, Governing Council members are working to make sure it is not.