The European Central Bank manages the euro and implements EU economic and monetary policy.
New times for ECB’s monetary policy decisions and press conference
(Source: European Central Bank)
ECB moves announcement of its monetary policy decisions to 14:15 CET, starting 21 July 2022
Start of ECB press conferences changed to 14:45 CET
The European Central Bank (ECB) is changing the publication time of its monetary policy decisions and the timing of the press conferences at which the decisions are explained.
Starting from […]
ECB publishes consolidated banking data for end-December 2021
(Source: European Central Bank)
23 June 2022
[The EU non-performing loans ratio in the second bullet point was updated from “0.2 percentage points” to “0.51 percentage points” on 23 June 2022 at 16:00 CET to correct an error.]
Total assets of EU-headquartered credit institutions increased from €29.44 trillion in December 2020 to €30.44 trillion in […]
Statement after the ad hoc meeting of the ECB Governing Council
(Source: European Central Bank)
Today the Governing Council met to exchange views on the current market situation. Since the gradual process of policy normalisation was initiated in December 2021, the Governing Council has pledged to act against resurgent fragmentation risks. The pandemic has left lasting vulnerabilities in the euro area economy which are […]
International use of the euro remained stable in 2021
(Source: European Central Bank)
Euro remains second most widely used currency globally after US dollar
Euro’s share at around 19% across various indicators of international currency use
Euro’s global appeal linked to stronger Economic and Monetary Union
The international role of the euro remained stable in 2021, with its share across various indicators of international currency […]