This post by Niccolò Battistini and Johannes Gareis explores the ripple effects of the ECB’s recent monetary policy on housing affordability, housing sales and households’ home goods consumption.

The original post was published on 31 July 2025.
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The ripple effects of monetary policy on housing and consumption

Sean Markowicz and Sophie Barrington take a deep dive into the US-EU trade agreement, the latest updates from the major central banks, and recent moves in currency markets.

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#333 Trade deals, interest rates and the US dollar

Pablo Anaya Longaric, Katharina Cera, Georgios Georgiadis and Christoph Kaufmann examine how investment funds adjust their holdings of euro area sovereign debt in comparison with other domestic and international investor groups, including banks, insurance companies and households in times of stress in euro area sovereign bond markets.

The original post was published on 12 August 2025.
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Who are the “bond vigilantes” on sovereign debt markets?

Minulý týden si uzmula velkou část pozornosti investorů makrodata, která vyvrcholila slabým reportem z trhu práce v zámoří. V tomto týdnu u makra do značné míry zůstaneme, ale přesuneme se od reálné ekonomiky k vývoji cen - americká inflace by totiž měla za srpen stoupnout. A jako obvykle se do hry může viditelně zapojit politika, kdy pravděpodobně padne francouzská vláda. A z korporátních zpráv Robinhood, AppLovin a Emcor vstupují do S&P 500.

Týdenní výhled: Špatný trh práce v USA převáží nad rostoucí inflací a nové přírůstky do S&P 500

Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy.

Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers: 

•	how the economy is performing  
•	how we expect prices to develop 
•	the risks to the economic outlook  
•	the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions 

Published and recorded during our press conference on 11 September 2025.

Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 11 September 2025
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/visual-mps/2025/html/mopo_statement_explained_september.en.html

Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos: Monetary policy statement, 11 September 2025 
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2025/html/ecb.is250911~a13675b834.en.html

Monetary policy decisions, 11 September 2025 
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.mp250911~6afb7a9490.en.html

Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 11 September 2025 
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/shared/pdf/ecb.ds250911~df624f06ba.en.pdf

Macroeconomic projections, 11 September 2025
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President Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions – 11 September 2025

A field experiment indicates that direct communication with ECB visitors better anchors their inflation expectations. As Alexander Jung, Francesco Paolo Mongelli and Christian Scherf show, visitors with little knowledge of monetary policy are particularly likely to align their expectations with the ECB’s inflation target after speaking to central bankers.

The original post was published on 16 September 2025.
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ECB visitors – can direct communication alter inflation expectations?

Good statistics are accurate, timely, consistent and comparable. Only then can they be the unbiased reality check needed for responsible decision-making. Claudia Mann looks back at past mistakes and what Europe has learned from them.

The original post was published on 26 September 2025.
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Don’t blame the herald: statistical independence is indispensable

Banks are the backbone of our economy.

In a rapidly changing environment, they need to adapt and stay competitive to keep providing funding to people and businesses.

But so does ECB Banking Supervision. What are we doing to become more efficient, effective and risk-focused? And how are we simplifying supervision while safeguarding resilience? Our host Stefania Secola speaks to Supervisory Board member Sharon Donnery to find out.

The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.

Published on 1 October 2025 and recorded on 24 September 2025.


In this episode:

01:10 How are Europe’s banks doing?

What is going well? What about the challenges banks face, like those coming from geopolitical tensions, digitalisation and the climate crisis? And are we seeing signs of deterioration in banks’ asset quality?

04:12 Are the current rules too complex?

Are Europe’s banks over-regulated? Why does a complex business like banking need sufficiently developed rules? And is there room to make things simpler for both supervisors and banks?

05:34 Does simplification mean deregulation?

How do they differ from one another? And how will we put guardrails in place to safeguard the resilience we have worked so hard to build in the banking sector?

08:33 How are we simplifying how we supervise banks?

What concrete steps have we taken? How will these change our regular health check for banks and the way we conduct stress tests?

11:22 Who is involved in simplifying supervision?

How do we make sure that the right people are involved? And how are banks, banking federations, academics and others involved in the work that’s being done?

13:04 What does simplification mean for banks, supervisors and customers?

More efficiency, shorter timelines and better use of limited resources? And how can banking union give customers more options when it comes to products and services?

15:53 What about simplifying regulation?

Beyond how we supervise banks, what steps are being taken to simplify the rules? What is being done at the European level, and how is our work on supervision feeding into that?

18:22 Our guest’s hot tip

Sharon shares her hot tip with our listeners.

Further reading:

As simple as possible, but not simpler
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Sharon’s hot tip: Making European supervision more efficient, effective and risk-focused
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Do European workers see US tariff hikes as a threat to their job security? According to an ECB survey, while most workers are fairly relaxed, those in export-oriented sectors and those with lower incomes are more worried about their jobs than before the tariff increase.

The original post was published on 10 October 2025.
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Tariffs: are workers more worried about their jobs?

The verdict on climate change is bleaker than ever before. 
The remaining carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5°C is rapidly shrinking – equivalent to just three years of emissions at current rates.
What is the scientific framework known as planetary boundaries? What’s science telling us about the economic impact of climate change? And how is the ECB addressing climate and nature-related risks?
Our host Paul Gordon speaks to Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and Irene Heemskerk, head of the ECB’s climate change centre, to find out why.
The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.
Recorded on 8 October 2025 and published on 14 October 2025.

In this episode:
01:48 Where do we stand in the fight against climate change?
What is science telling us? What could get us back on track?
05:58 Is climate change attracting enough attention?
Is it being overshadowed by other challenges, like the war in Ukraine or geopolitical fragmentation? How is climate change connected to the economy? And what level of risk are we facing?
10:30 What are planetary boundaries? 
What is the planetary boundaries framework?
14:50 The phases of climate change 
How has global warming evolved over time? Are we heading for disaster? Is the 1.5°C threshold a goal or a limit?
19:15 Why is our economy dependent on climate change? 
Why do climate insights matter to the work of a central bank? How does the ECB take climate change into account? What risks does climate change pose to our primary mandate, price stability? And is it too late for us to take action?
23:03 What is the “right pace” for transitioning to a carbon-neutral economy?
How can we balance the need for rapid change with economic interests ? 
26:15 Does every step matter? 
What’s needed for an orderly transition? What progress has been made in recent years, and what decisions could accelerate it further?
31:55 Our guests’ hot tips
Johan and Irene share their hot tips.

Johan’s  hot tip: The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems (published on 2 October 2025)
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01201-2/abstract 
TED Talks by Johan Rockström
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgqtrlixYR4 (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv-tDrv__mc (2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sl28fkrozE (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl6VhCAeEfQ (2024)
Climate change and the ECB
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/climate/html/index.en.html
The ECB Podcast: The ECB’s climate and nature plan: our path to a greener future
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/tvservices/podcast/html/ecb.pod240125_episode78.en.html
The tipping points of climate change – and where we stand https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_the_tipping_points_of_climate_change_and_where_we_stand?subtitle=en&geo=de
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