Euronews

Property of the people? ECB says Italy’s gold isn’t political treasure

A proposal to declare Italy’s gold as the property of the people could undermine central bank independence, warned the ECB. ECB President Christine Lagarde has warned Italy against a proposal to ...
Euronews

'Europe's existential crisis': ECB's Lagarde calls for urgent reforms

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has issued a stark warning over the European Union’s competitiveness, calling on the European Commission to urgently dismantle internal barriers ...
Seeking Alpha

December ECB Meeting: Still In 'A Good Place,' With A Focus On Optionality

As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) held policy rates steady today, extending its pause for a fourth straight meeting in the current easing cycle. Economic activity has continued to grow, ...
Reuters

ECB urges Italy to reconsider proposal on central bank's $300 billion gold

Italy has world's third-largest national bullion reserves Meloni's party wants to assert gold belongs to people Central banks hold gold as safety net against adverse scenarios ROME, Dec 3 (Reuters) - ...
Reuters

ECB criticises Italy's revised proposal on gold reserves, worries about central bank independence

MILAN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank urged Rome on Monday to reconsider a proposed amendment that would say the Bank of Italy's gold reserves belong to the Italian people, warning the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Italy Is Urged by ECB to Reconsider Gold Reserves Proposal

Italy was urged by the European Central Bank to rethink a push to declare its gold reserves the property of its people, a move critics say could open the door to the government selling off bullion. In ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Lagarde Says ECB Won’t Violate EU Treaty Over Russian Assets

Christine Lagarde said the European Central Bank won’t violate European Union rules to backstop a loan to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets. “What I have said very clearly and what the team ...
The Irish Times

ECB to simplify bank capital rules but stick to buffer requirements

The European Central Bank (ECB) outlined plans to simplify bank regulation and capital rules on Thursday, but is sticking to its pledge not to ease overall capital reserve requirements. The authority ...
The Financial Times

ECB considers ditching AT1s to ‘increase quality’ of banks’ capital

Simply sign up to the European banks myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Europe’s top banking regulator is considering abolishing a key layer of bank capital that was introduced in the ...
The Financial Times

Germany sees high hurdles to winning ECB presidency

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Berlin stands ready to throw its weight behind a German candidate to succeed Christine Lagarde as president of ...
The Irish Times

Investors increase bets on ECB rate rise in threat to dollar

Investors have increased bets that interest rates in the euro zone could rise next year even as the US continues to lower borrowing costs, in a shift that could further weigh on an already weak dollar ...