In the latest round of the European Commission’s biannual Standard Eurobarometer survey, a record 83% of euro area respondents expressed support for the euro – the highest level since the introduction of the single currency. Using the survey microdata, we show that this rise is broad-based across countries and sociodemographic groups, and that cross-country differences have narrowed significantly.
Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) resumed growth in September with a jump of 6.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop, after a drop of 2.8 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Monday.
Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) was broadly stable in October with a rise of 2 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 1.9 percent in the previous month, according to the data released on Monday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Athens is seeking to extend the positive political mood created by last week’s 6th Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC).
We study heterogeneity in households’ credit across nine European countries (Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, and Slovakia) during 2022-2024 using granular credit register data. We first document substantial between- and within-country variation in mortgage and consumer lending by borrower age, loan maturity, and interest rate fixation. We then quantify the passthrough of the ECB’s recent tightening cycle to household borrowing costs, and assess its heterogeneous impact across households.
Collateral reuse in repo markets helps entities meet short-term funding needs, maintain market efficiency, and anchor collateral valuations, although it creates risks through interconnectedness. A prominent view in the literature is that securities dealers use their market position to obtain temporary free-cash wedges from differences in collateral requirements when reusing collateral, so-called “liquidity windfalls”. By affecting dealers’ funding structures, such windfalls could influence yield curve determination, leverage, and monetary policy transmission.
Collateral reuse in repo markets helps entities meet short-term funding needs, maintain market efficiency, and anchor collateral valuations, although it creates risks through interconnectedness. A prominent view in the literature is that securities dealers use their market position to obtain temporary free-cash wedges from differences in collateral requirements when reusing collateral, so-called “liquidity windfalls”. By affecting dealers’ funding structures, such windfalls could influence yield curve determination, leverage, and monetary policy transmission.
We study heterogeneity in households’ credit across nine European countries (Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, and Slovakia) during 2022-2024 using granular credit register data. We first document substantial between- and within-country variation in mortgage and consumer lending by borrower age, loan maturity, and interest rate fixation. We then quantify the passthrough of the ECB’s recent tightening cycle to household borrowing costs, and assess its heterogeneous impact across households.
The Bank of England (the Bank) has today published a consultation paper (CP) setting out its proposed regulatory regime for sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins.
Following a week of high-profile diplomacy and bold declarations, during which Greece tried to thrust itself onto the global energy stage, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is hoping to turn the moment into a political turning point at home.
