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    Financial stability after the coronavirus shock

    The pandemic continues to dominate the outlook for financial stability. Near-term risks have been contained by massive policy support, however vulnerabilities have increased and authorities face difficult decisions on the extension of policy schemes and increased debt burdens.

Our response to the coronavirus pandemic
Pandemic reinforces challenges for central banks
24 November 2020 SPEECH

Pandemic reinforces challenges for central banks

Central banks were already facing structural changes in the economy affecting the conduct of monetary policy before the pandemic, says Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel at a Bank of Finland listens event. The coronavirus crisis has reinforced many of these challenges.

Reflecting on the impact of the pandemic
25 November 2020 INTERVIEW

Reflecting on the impact of the pandemic

Executive Board member Yves Mersch discusses the effects of the coronavirus on the euro area economy and on Europe’s banks in an interview with the Financial Times. He also looks back on his experiences as a member of the ECB’s Governing Council since joining in 1998.

24/11/2020
Philip R. Lane: IMF Policy dialogue: New policy frameworks for a "Lower-for-Longer" world
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24/11/2020
Isabel Schnabel: COVID-19 and monetary policy: Reinforcing prevailing challenges
Speech by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at The Bank of Finland Monetary Policy webinar: New Challenges to Monetary Policy Strategies
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23/11/2020
Isabel Schnabel: Shifting tides in euro area money markets: from the global financial crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic
Speech by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the ECB Conference on Money Markets, 23 November 2020
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20/11/2020
Christine Lagarde: Fostering sustainable growth in Europe
Keynote speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the European Banking Congress
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19/11/2020
Isabel Schnabel: COVID-19 and the liquidity crisis of non-banks: lessons for the future
Speech by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, Financial Stability Conference on “Stress, Contagion, and Transmission” organised by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the Office of Financial Research
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25/11/2020
Yves Mersch: Interview with Financial Times
Interview with Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Martin Arnold on 23 November 2020
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22/11/2020
Philip R. Lane: Interview with Les Echos
Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Guillaume Benoit, Elsa Conesa and Sophie Rolland
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21/11/2020
Yves Mersch: Interview with Börsen-Zeitung
Interview with Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Kai Johannsen and published on 21 November 2020
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17/11/2020
Isabel Schnabel: Interview with CNBC
Interview with Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Annette Weisbach, CNBC, on 12 November and aired on 13 November
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17/11/2020
Christine Lagarde: Interview with The New York Times
Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Alison Smale and Jack Ewing on 10 November 2020
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20/10/2020
Isabel Schnabel: Don’t take it for granted: the value of high-quality data and statistics for the ECB’s policymaking
Blog post by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB

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High-quality data and statistics provide indispensable input for sound policy decisions, including at the ECB, writes Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel. Today’s World Statistics Day reminds us of the importance of data we can trust.

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02/10/2020
Fabio Panetta: We must be prepared to issue a digital euro
Blog post by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB

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We should be ready to issue a digital euro if and when it is necessary, writes Executive Board member Fabio Panetta. The euro is a currency that Europeans trust. We need to make sure that it is fit for the future.

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11/09/2020
Philip R. Lane: The outlook for the euro area
Blog post by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB

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Our current measures are providing crucial support to the economic recovery in the euro area, writes Chief Economist Philip R. Lane. But there is no room for complacency as inflation remains far below the aim and risks continue to be tilted to the downside.

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02/09/2020
Luis de Guindos, Fabio Panetta, Isabel Schnabel: Europe needs a fully fledged capital markets union – now more than ever
Blog post by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, and Fabio Panetta and Isabel Schnabel, Members of the Executive Board of the ECB

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The coronavirus crisis makes progress on capital markets union even more important, write Luis de Guindos, Fabio Panetta and Isabel Schnabel. In the light of the European Commission’s forthcoming Action Plan, they outline priority areas for reform to foster European capital markets.

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19/08/2020
Fabio Panetta, Isabel Schnabel: The provision of euro liquidity through the ECB’s swap and repo operations
Blog post by Fabio Panetta and Isabel Schnabel, Members of the Executive Board of the ECB

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The ECB’s swap and repo lines are essential stabilising tools in the coronavirus crisis. In a joint Blog post, Executive Board members Fabio Panetta and Isabel Schnabel explain how these tools reduce funding risks, prevent financial contagion and support the euro’s use in global transactions.

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A cyclist’s guide to financial stability
25 November 2020 PODCAST

A cyclist’s guide to financial stability

What do cycling and financial stability have in common? How has the pandemic affected the financial system and the economy? What risks lie ahead? Our host Michael Steen discusses these questions and more with ECB economists John Fell and Tamarah Shakir.

Digital euro: have your say!
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Digital euro: have your say!

Like the euro we already use every day, the design of a digital euro should meet the needs of a broad range of users. That’s why we want to hear the views of the public and of all interested stakeholders on the benefits and challenges of issuing a digital euro and on its possible design.

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