Digital euro
The Eurosystem is preparing for the potential issuance of a digital euro to complement physical cash.
Central banks must shape the future of money in the public interest, says Executive Board member Piero Cipollone. Our work on future euro banknotes, a digital euro, tokenised finance and cross-border payments aims to keep our monetary system fit for purpose.
Read the speechAt the end of her time at the European Central Bank, Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel reflects on what she has learnt about monetary policy, highlighting four key takeaways on the choice of tools, the response to shocks, fiscal and financial dominance, and implementation.
Read Ms Schnabel's speechThe AI boom needs funding. In our latest podcast episode, Paul Gordon and Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau discuss why large US technology firms are turning to euro area bond markets to finance AI infrastructure, and what a more interconnected financial market could mean for Europeans.
Listen to the latest episode of Euro Matters| Deposit facility | 2.50 % |
| Main refinancing operations (fixed rate) | 2.65 % |
| Marginal lending facility | 2.90 % |
| USD | US dollar | 1.1165 | |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 176.77 | |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0.83415 | |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 0.9143 |