Discussions on how the ECB should reduce monetary policy accommodation as growth picks up in the euro area are gaining momentum. Given that the ECB's main interest rate instrument was constrained by the zero-lower bound, monetary accommodation has also been implemented through a number of...

Critics of ECB loose monetary policy warn against the risk that this policy squeezes banks' profits, which could ultimately lead to higher lending rates and lower credit supply. This discussion has arisen in the euro area in particular, as banks' profitability is low on average and some banks...

Critics of ECB loose monetary policy warn against the risk that this policy squeezes banks' profits, which could ultimately lead to higher lending rates and lower credit supply. This discussion has arisen in the euro area in particular, as banks' profitability is low on average and some banks...

The notes in this compilation discuss the main factors underlying the extraordinary low levels of long-term rates across the euro area, assess the risks for financial stability and the implications for ECB monetary policy. The notes have been requested by the Committee on Economic and Monetary...

The notes in this compilation discuss the main factors underlying the extraordinary low levels of long-term rates across the euro area, assess the risks for financial stability and the implications for ECB monetary policy. The notes have been requested by the Committee on Economic and Monetary...

At the press conference following the ECB Governing Council meeting of 3 December 2015, the President of the ECB Mario Draghi reiterated the readiness of the ECB to adopt, if necessary, additional measures - in terms of size, composition and duration of the of the asset purchase programme EAPP -...

The notes in this compilation analyse the potential side effects of the ECB expanded asset purchase programme (Quantitative Easing or QE) by focusing on the channels through which monetary policy may affect the distribution of income and wealth, e.g by favouring financial rather than labour...

At the press conference following the ECB Governing Council meeting of 3 December 2015, the President of the ECB Mario Draghi reiterated the readiness of the ECB to adopt, if necessary, additional measures - in terms of size, composition and duration of the of the asset purchase programme EAPP -...

The notes in this compilation analyse the potential side effects of the ECB expanded asset purchase programme (Quantitative Easing or QE) by focusing on the channels through which monetary policy may affect the distribution of income and wealth, e.g by favouring financial rather than labour...

The notes in this compilation analyse the potential side effects of the ECB expanded asset purchase programme (Quantitative Easing or QE) by focusing on the channels through which monetary policy may affect the distribution of income and wealth, e.g by favouring financial rather than labour...