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Interest rate decision Today, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank announced its decision to keep interest rates unchanged (deposit facility - 2%, main refinancing operations - 2.15% and marginal lending facility - 2.40%), during a pres...
The global economy is becoming more unstable. Trade conflicts, military tensions, and political leaders focused on power rather than cooperation, are reshaping how countries interact. For Europe, this matters more than many people realise. Europe dep...
As we begin 2026, European investors are facing a world full of uncertainties, from ongoing global tensions to economic shifts. One sector that's standing out right now is the defense sector - precisely the businesses that produce military equipment ...
Last week I wrote about the S&P Global Q1 2026 forecast. We saw that Europe remained resilient during 2025, but that the start of 2026 looks a bit more uncertain. On one side, inflation stayed fairly stable, helped by a strong euro, expectations arou...
As we approach the end of the year, I have been thinking about what analysts are saying about the European economy, looking toward 2026. Overall, analysts expect GDP growth across European countries to continue at a similar pace in 2026 as in 2025. H...
On the 3rd of December 2025, ECB Executive Board member Philip R. Lane delivered a highly technical but extremely useful speech titled “Inflation Deviations and Monetary Policy”, highlighting the ECB’s exact decision tree for dealing with inflation m...
The Financial Stability Review is a report that highlights potential risks to financial stability in the euro area. It is released twice a year by the European Central Bank, and the second one from 2025 was released this month. This is all you need t...
