Commentary

Christine Lagarde: Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament

SPEECH Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Brussels, 22 June 2026 It is a pleasure to re

Ida Wolden Bache: Policy rate kept unchanged at this meeting

Introductory statement by Ms Ida Wolden Bache, Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), at the press conference following Norway's announcement of the policy rate, Oslo, 18 June 2026.

Christine Lagarde: Money in transition

Opening speech by Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, at the ECB conference on "Money in transition: digitalisation and innovation in payments", Frankfurt am Main, 15 June 2026.

The US Blockade of Iran after Six Weeks

Much of the commentary on the US blockade says it's failed, but that's total nonsense

ECBs Lane:Monetary policy decisions will continue to be made on a meeting-by-meeting basis

ECBs Lane gave a speech at a Dinner event. Below are the main commentary on the Economy/Policy. Supply-driven energy shocks hurt euro area growth: Lane said oil-price increases caused by supply disruptions — especially geopolitical events — tend to lower euro area GDP growth by a

Taking Stock of the US Blockade

There's endless commentary that the blockade has failed, but that's total nonsense