Rotation of voting on the ECB Governing Council: more than symbolic?
By Sandrine Levasseur Lithuania’s adoption of the euro on 1 January brought the number of euro zone members to nineteen, the threshold at which the […]
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Is the ECB impotent?
Christophe Blot, Jérôme Creel, Paul Hubert and Fabien Labondance In June 2014, the ECB announced a set of new measures (a detailed description of which is provided in […]
The official introduction of the euro in Lithuania: does it really make no difference?
Sandrine Levasseur On 1 January 2015, Lithuania adopted the euro officially, becoming the 19th member of the euro zone. The adoption was in reality formal, […]
Banking Europe: Strength in the Union?
By Céline Antonin and Vincent Touzé On 4 November 2014, the European Central Bank became the single supervisor of banks in the euro zone. This was […]
What options for the European Central Bank?
By Paul Hubert All eyes are now on the ECB, whose recent statements indicate that it is concerned about the risk of deflation in the […]
The ECB – or how to become less conventional
By Jérôme Creel and Paul Hubert The gloomy economic situation in the euro zone and the deflationary risks it is facing are leading the members of […]
And what if the ECB respected its mandate!
By Christophe Blot Article 127 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), i.e. former Article 105 of the Maastricht Treaty, states […]
The chiaroscuro of the ECB’s “forward guidance” *
By Paul Hubert and Fabien Labondance “The Governing Council expects the key interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period […]
Monetary policy and property booms: dealing with the heterogeneity of the euro zone
By Christophe Blot and Fabien Labondance The transmission of monetary policy to economic activity and inflation takes place through various channels whose role and importance […]
What monetary policy for the ECB in 2013?
By Paul Hubert After the monthly meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Central Bank on 7 February 2013, the ECB decided to […]