Monetary Policy

Eurozone finance ministers will pick the winner behind closed doors in a secret ballot on Jan. 19

The central bank has raised its growth forecasts after dodging Donald Trump’s trade bullets.

The news comes only a day after labor market data showed the unemployment rate rising to its highest level in over four years.

Early private hearings will give lawmakers a chance to press key demands such as gender balance.

The shortlist for the new vice-presidency suggests a further extension of male dominance in the Eurosystem.

A politicized Fed could be bad news for central banks everywhere, officials fear.

Gilts breathe out as chancellor manages to plot a way to safer waters without income tax hike.

Central bank president delivers a rueful “told you so”

But Germany may also want a say in the race to replace Christine Lagarde.

Tentative signs of a stable recovery will allow for a stable rate policy, Austria’s new central banker tells POLITICO.

European leaders want to dispel anti-euro sentiment in Bulgaria two months before it joins the single currency.

Deputy leader of poll-leading populist party wants debate over the make-up and role of the Monetary Policy Committee.

Resilient economy and low inflation leave the central bank in its “good place.”

Labor relations in Frankfurt have hit a new low.

The European Commission has proposed a scheme to leverage frozen Russian assets to fund a reparations loan to Ukraine.

The European Central Bank fears putting Putin’s assets to work could undermine the credibility of the euro. Tokyo and Washington would offer useful cover.

EU legal experts are studying a way to get round the need for unanimity to send €140 billion to Kyiv.

Reform leadership leans on BoE to scrap gilt sales and cut interest payments on excess reserves.

Talks will come to a head during a meeting of EU leaders next week.

Who’d have thought a digital version of physical cash would be so controversial?

Every little helps for a Chancellor under pressure ahead of November’s budget.

The economy ministry is unhappy that high interest rates risk missing all-important growth targets set by President Putin.

With the U.S. alliance fraying and its economy beset by challenges on all sides, Berlin can’t afford any more disputes in Europe.

For Christine Lagarde the occasion will serve as an uncomfortable reminder of her biggest communications gaffe as central bank chief.