www.ecb.europa.eu 30 October 2025 The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. Inflation remains close to the 2% medium-term target and the Governing Council’s assessment of the inflation outlook is broadly unchanged. The economy has continued to...

www.ecb.europa.eu 30 October 2025New phase will ensure technical readiness for first issuanceIf legislation in place in the course of 2026, a pilot exercise could start in 2027 and the Eurosystem should be ready for a potential first issuance of the digital euro during 2029Preparation phase...

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...