ECB could require climate risk disclosure for asset purchases – De Cos
The European Central Bank may consider imposing climate risk disclosure conditions in its criteria for buying corporate bonds and accepting collateral for lending, policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos said on Friday.
Euro zone recovery faces risks from virus mutations, ECB’s Lagarde says
The euro zone economy may well avoid the most pessimistic scenario envisaged at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but it still faces risks from virus mutations, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday.
ECB should retain flexibility of emergency stimulus scheme – Panetta
The European Central Bank should retain the exceptional flexibility of its emergency bond buys after the current crisis, ECB board member Fabio Panetta said on Monday, setting the stage for potential conflict with more conservative policymakers.
EU watchdog tells banks to have a 10-year climate plan
Banks in the European Union must have a 10-year plan spelling out how they will deal with environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks to their bottom line, the bloc’s banking watchdog said on Wednesday.
ECB makes good progress on new strategy, Lagarde says
European Central Bank policymakers meeting this weekend made “good progress” in reshaping the ECB’sstrategic goals, including the role it plays in fighting climate change and a revised approach to inflation, President Christine Lagarde said on Sunday.
Analysis: Shaken but not stirred: bond markets may weather hawkish Fed for now
A hawkish shift at the U.S. Federal Reserve has ended a weeks-long rally in bond markets, but don’t bet on a repeat of the sharp selloff seen earlier this year just yet.
Euro zone at a turning point but too early to debate end of ECB help: Lagarde
The euro zone economy is at a turning point but its recovery must be firm and sustainable before the European Central Bank can debate clawing back emergency support, ECB President Christine Lagarde told Politico in an interview.
European shares hit record high, bond yields fall as inflation fears ease
Shares gained on Friday and bond yields fell from the United States to Europe as investors shrugged off rising U.S. consumer prices, even as fears of longer-term inflation lingered.
EXCLUSIVE ECB tells Deutsche Bank to find new chairman fast – sources
The European Central Bank has asked Deutsche Bank a number of times in recent months to name a successor to chairman Paul Achleitner as the end of his term nears, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Stocks rally, yields drop as U.S. CPI data calms investors
Global stock markets rallied to new highs and bond yields slid on Thursday after a jump in U.S. inflation was viewed as insufficient to alter the Federal Reserve’s easy monetary policy stance that rising consumer prices will be transitory.
