January inflation surprised on the upside, with the headline rate up to 5.1%, the highest since the 1990s. And while the energy component rose over...
Eurozone | ECB’s hawkish shift paves ground for a possible rate hike
Posted by Oliver Rakau on Feb 4, 2022
The February ECB meeting marked the beginning of a clear hawkish shift in the ECB’s policy outlook. Although the policy stance was left unchanged,...
Eurozone | Banks dodge Covid bullet, but vulnerabilities remain
Posted by Ricardo Amaro on Feb 1, 2022
The banking sector has proved resilient during the pandemic, and eurozone banks will continue to play a significant role supporting the near-term...
Canada | Bank of Canada eyes shift to average inflation targeting
Posted by Tony Stillo on Aug 26, 2021
There’s a close race as the Bank of Canada weighs sticking with its successful flexible inflation targeting (FIT) or switching to average inflation...
Eurozone | How bad must bank loan losses be to threaten recovery?
Posted by Maddalena Martini on Sep 7, 2020
Banks entered the coronavirus crisis with stronger balance sheets and supported the economy with emergency lending, as did government guarantee...