www.ecb.europa.eu Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the official dinner given by the Banca d’Italia in Florence, ItalyFlorence, 29 October 2025It is a pleasure to be here in Florence.It is always difficult to give remarks after Fabio, who is a very eloquent advocate. As...

www.ecb.europa.eu 28 October 2025Small, unexpected net tightening of credit standards for loans to firmsCredit standards unchanged for housing loans and moderately tighter for consumer creditDemand for loans to firms increased slightly, but still weak overallHousing loan demand continued to...

www.ecb.europa.eu 28 October 2025Compared with August 2025:median consumer perceptions of inflation over the previous 12 months remained unchanged, as did median expectations for inflation three years ahead and five years ahead, while median inflation expectations for the next 12 months...

www.ecb.europa.eu Keynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the ECB and EUI Banking Governance High-Level Seminar “Board of the Future”Florence, 27 October 2025It is a great pleasure to be with you here...

www.ecb.europa.eu 27 October 2025Firms reported a small net tightening in bank loan interest rates as well as in other loan conditions related to both price and non-price factors.Financing needs, bank loan availability and the financing gap were broadly unchanged.Inflation expectations...

www.ecb.europa.eu Dublin, 23 October 2025It is an honour to receive the Pádraig Ó hUiginn Award. Pádraig Ó hUiginn and the previous recipients of this award (John Bruton, Catherine Day and Michael Noonan) have all contributed to the development of Irish and European policy frameworks for...