Overview of monetary policy and markets - European Central Bank
Our monetary policy influences how much you have to pay to borrow and how much interest you receive on your savings. We steer interest rates with the aim of achieving price stability in the euro area. Find out how our tools and measures work. More information on our tools.
An overview of the ECB’s monetary policy strategy - European …
The new monetary policy strategy of the European Central Bank (ECB) was published on 8 July 2021. While the mandate is conferred upon the ECB by the Treaties, the ECB has to devise its monetary policy strategy.
European monetary policy | Fact Sheets on the European Union | European …
European monetary policy. The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) comprises the ECB and the national central banks of all the EU Member States. The primary objective of the ESCB is to maintain price stability.
Euro area monetary policy: Quarterly overview, February 2024
Feb 14, 2024 · Euro area monetary policy: Quarterly overview, February 2024. This briefing paper was prepared ahead of the Monetary Dialogue between the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the European Central Bank (ECB) President on …
European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary …
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) is a committee of the European Parliament which is responsible for the regulation of financial services, the free movement of capital and payments, taxation and competition policies, oversight of the European Central Bank, and the international financial system.
This briefing provides a recap of the key monetary policy decisions taken by the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) Governing Council between December 2022 and February 2023, as complementary information to the briefing provided after the November 2022 Monetary Dialogue with the ECB President.
Monetary policy - European Central Bank
Find out more about monetary policy. The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.
Monetary dialogue - Multimedia Centre
Jan 10, 2024 · The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) takes part four times a year in a monetary dialogue with Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) to report on monetary policy and answer question from MEPs.
Monetary policy decisions - European Central Bank
Oct 17, 2024 · Monetary policy decisions. 17 October 2024. The Governing Council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points. In particular, the decision to lower the deposit facility rate – the rate through which the Governing Council steers the monetary policy stance – is based on its updated assessment of the inflation ...
Additional considerations on the Euro area economic policy 2022
Key points. The EESC: notes that the current high level of economic, geo-economic and political uncertainty in the euro area and the European Union, stemming from two ongoing systemic shocks: the continued prevalence of COVID-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine;