Savings accounts are owned by most households, but little is known about the performance of households' investments. We create a unique dataset by matching information on individual savings accounts from the DNB Household Survey with market data on account-specific interest rates and...

The primary objective of this study is to explore the dynamic relationships between equity returns or volatility and sentiment factors in European markets during both the periods preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVID-19 itself, and the Russia-Ukraine war. We achieve this by applying the...

The ECB's annual report on financial integration in Europe contributes to the advancement of the European financial integration process by analysing its development and the related policies. For the ECB, the market for a given set of financial instruments and/or services is fully integrated if...

This European Central Bank (ECB) publication - Stress Test Analytics for Macroprudential Purposes in the euro area (STAMP€) - offers a suite of analytical tools for those interested in stress-testing frameworks and has been developed by ECB staff over the past few years.

The ECB's annual report on financial integration in Europe contributes to the advancement of the process of European financial integration by analysing its development and the related policies. For the ECB, the market for a given set of financial instruments and/or services is fully integrated...

The ECB's annual report on financial integration in Europe contributes to the advancement of the European financial integration process by analysing its development and the related policies. For the ECB, the market for a given set of financial instruments and/or services is fully integrated if...

This book is a collection of the proceedings of the ECB Legal Conference "From Monetary Union to Banking Union, on the way to Capital Markets Union: new opportunities for European integration", hosted by the European Central Bank on 1 and 2 September 2015. One of the main objectives of this...

The European Commission's initiative to establish the main elements of a Capital Markets Union (CMU) within the current legislature is welcome. The CMU project, if well designed and thoroughly implemented, could bring significant benefits to the EU. In general, CMU should aim to enable EU...

The ECB's annual report on financial integration in Europe contributes to the advancement of the European financial integration process by analysing its development and the related policies. For the ECB, the market for a given set of financial instruments and/or services is fully integrated if...