Keywords: European Central Bank


Bank of Portugal governor sells shares after ECB ethics review

The Governor of the Bank of Portugal, Alvaro Santos Pereira, was required to divest personal shareholdings following a review by the European Central Bank, according to official statements released by the central bank. Shortly after assuming office, Santos Pereira had purchased shares in major Portuguese-listed......

Greece proposes renewal of central bank governor Yannis Stournaras’ term

The government of Greece has proposed extending the mandate of central bank governor Yannis Stournaras, according to an official statement released on Wednesday. Stournaras, who has led the Bank of Greece since 2014, is also a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. His current......

Italy’s Unicredit considers winding down Russian operations, reports say

Italian banking group UniCredit S.p.A. is reportedly reconsidering its strategy in Russia and may opt to liquidate its local operations rather than proceed with a previously discussed sale, according to media reports citing unnamed sources. The bank, once among the major foreign lenders operating in......

ECB raises concerns over banking experience of MPS CEO candidate

The European Central Bank (ECB) has expressed reservations بشأن the professional background of the candidate proposed to lead Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), according to a source familiar with the matter. The concerns focus on whether the nominee has sufficient banking experience to head one of......

Euro Zone consumers lower inflation expectations before Iran conflict, ECB survey finds

Consumers in the euro zone were adjusting their expectations for inflation downward in the period leading up to the U.S.-Israeli conflict involving Iran, according to a survey by the European Central Bank (ECB) released on Friday. The survey showed that median inflation expectations over the next 12......

Ecb warns markets are underestimating geopolitical risks and urges caution on bank rules

The European Central Bank has cautioned that global financial markets may be underestimating the impact of rising geopolitical tensions, warning that this miscalculation could trigger sudden market corrections. Speaking in Frankfurt, Claudia Buch highlighted concerns that current market indicators do......

ECB’s Panetta highlights role of Chinese imports in euro zone inflation slowdown

Fabio Panetta, member of the European Central Bank Governing Council, has pointed to competition from inexpensive Chinese imports as a factor behind the sharper-than-expected slowdown in euro zone inflation earlier this year. Speaking at the Assiom-Forex financial conference in Venice, Italy, Panetta......

Eurozone wage rebound complicates ecb rate cut timing

Negotiated wages in the eurozone picked up again at the end of 2025, with collectively bargained pay rising 2.95% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, according to fresh European Central Bank data released on Friday. The increase marks a clear acceleration from the revised 1.89% recorded in the previous......

Christine Lagarde expected to step down early from ECB, FT reports

Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank before the end of her eight year term as president, which is due to expire in October 2027, according to a report published by the Financial Times on February 18, 2026. The development would mark a reversal for Lagarde, who less than a......