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Let me start by thanking you for inviting me to report on the outcome of the ECB’s public consultation on a digital euro. We are publishing our analysis of the responses we received on our website today

In view of the economic fallout from the resurgence of the pandemic, today the ECB Governing Council recalibrated its monetary policy instruments as follows

Cash most popular instrument for in-person retail payments, but use gradually declining. Card payments becoming increasingly contactless

Important lessons can be drawn from the past to understand the factors influencing the journey towards the future of money, including the possible introduction of a digital euro. Ensuring the euro meets the needs of European citizens is at the core of the ECB’s mandate.

Retail payments play a fundamental role in our daily lives and for the economy. Last year, adults in the euro area made two payments per day on average.

Speech by Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras at the 86th Annual Meeting of Shareholders 2019 marks the beginning of new course for the Greek economy. Following the successful completion of the last economic adjustment programme in August 2018, the activation of the enhanced surveillance framework and with Greece now ...

Keynote speech by Mr Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland, at the Conference on financial market policy, at the Economic Council (CDU Wirtschaftsrat Deutschland), Berlin, 29 January 2019. Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland As the euro turned twenty at the beginning of this year, it is ...

Forex Important releases next week Three important interest rate decision for the upcoming week: ECB – RBA – BAC ECB interest rate decision.  Thursday December 8th at 7:45 AM ET/1245 GMT.  ECB is expected to keep their interest rates unchanged. However, they are expected to announce an extension of the ...

Next Week in Forex Here is a list of important news coming up this week and forex traders must watch: Monetary data: Monday, 9:00. According to the ECB, M3 Money Supply, or the amount of money in circulation, rose at an annual pace of 5%, and no change is expected. ...

EUR/USD after Draghi The day after an ECB event is important. It gives traders an important clue about how strong any moves were and whether sentiment remains strong enough to keep those moves intact. Traders are reacting to the headlines after the announcement  and the next day are assessing what they ...