Euro area exporters are facing tougher competition from China. But why is that? Alexander Al-Haschimi, Lorenz Emter, Vanessa Gunnella, Iván Ordoñez Martínez, Tobias Schuler, and Tajda Spital look at the important role played by price competitiveness and the ongoing industrial upgrades being made in China.

The original post was published on 3 September 2024.
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Why competition with China is getting tougher than ever

Energy-intensive firms continue to suffer from low profit margins even as energy prices have fallen from their peak. Gert Bijnens, Cédric Duprez and John Hutchinson discuss implications for the green transition in the EU. 

The original post was published on 17 September 2024.
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Obstacles to the greening of energy-intensive industries

Hedge funds have substantially increased their trading activity in euro area government bond and repo markets. Federico Maria Ferrara, Tobias Linzert, Benoit Nguyen, Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau, Marta Skrzypińska and Lia Vaz Cruz evaluate how this plays out for market functioning and intermediation.

The original post was published on 23 September 2024.
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23 September 2024

Hedge funds: good or bad for market functioning?

The job of central banks is to help the economy navigate shocks and steer inflation back to target. Ema Ivanova, Thomas McGregor, Stefano Nardelli and Annukka Ristiniemi ask what we can learn from past monetary policy cycles about how to control inflation while achieving a soft landing of the economy.

The original post was published on 25 September 2024.
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Delivering a soft landing: a historical perspective of monetary policy cycles

Monetary policy decisions have direct financial consequences for many consumers, especially as they influence mortgage conditions. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Dimitris Georgarakos, Geoff Kenny and Justus Meyer look at how these effects differ based on consumers’ mortgage situations and why that matters for the transmission of monetary policy.

The original post was published on 3 October 2024.
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Monetary policy transmission: why consumers’ housing situations matter

China has been an important and reliable supplier of critical inputs for European industries for decades. But how vulnerable would our companies be if that suddenly stopped? Ludovic Panon, Laura Lebastard, Michele Mancini, Dennis Essers, Francisco Requena and Jacopo Timini estimate the potential losses in value added for manufacturers in five countries.

The original post was published on 9 October 2024.
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Critical inputs from China: how vulnerable are European firms to supply shortages?

The original post was published on 13 November 2024.
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Quantitative Tightening: How do shrinking Eurosystem bond holdings affect long-term interest rates?

At the height of the financial crisis Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus needed help. The international assistance came under the condition of economic adjustment aiming to restore financial stability, debt sustainability and growth. How did the four countries recover from their crises? 

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Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus: Crisis and Recovery

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What drives domestic inflation? The triangle of wages, profits and productivity

The growth of negotiated wages is expected to ease in 2025. This is the information emerging from the ECB wage tracker, which we will publish on a regular basis from now on. Colm Bates, Vasco Botelho, Sarah Holton, Marc Roca I Llevadot and Mirko Stanislao explain the tool and how it can help monitor wage pressures in the euro area. The original post was published on 18 December 2024.

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