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ECB President Lagarde Warns of ‘Major Disaster’ If US Defaults on Debt Obligations

[Apr 18, 2023 1:30 PM] There is a lot of discussion lately about the U.S. government’s debt ceiling and whether Congress will act before defaulting. In a recent interview, Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), said she is confident…

Europeans to See More Interest Rate Hikes, Central Bank Governors Indicate

[Apr 13, 2023 10:30 PM] Further rate hikes are warranted by persisting inflation in the eurozone, according to members of its monetary authority’s decision-making body. Two central bank governors, with different opinions about how aggressive the European Central Bank…

ECB Board Member Warns EU’s New Crypto Rules Not Sufficient

[Apr 7, 2023 8:30 PM] A European Central Bank Supervisory Board member has warned that the crypto rules in the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) bill “will not be sufficient on their own.” While emphasizing that “MiCA will set out important…

Core Inflation on Upward Trend, Further Rate Hikes Expected, ECB Execs Say

[Apr 7, 2023 11:30 AM] Amid underlying inflationary pressures, further interest rate increases may still be needed, members of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council have admitted. At the same time, the cycle with the highest hikes may soon be over, the officials…

CBDC will be used for ‘control’ ECB president admits in vid chat with fake Zelensky

[Apr 6, 2023 11:47 PM] The ECB President admitted that “there will be control” in regards to a digital euro, much to the displeasure of the crypto community.

ECB Member Fabio Panetta Claims Rising Profit Margins Could Be Fueling Inflation

[Apr 4, 2023 10:30 PM] Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), has stated that companies increasing their profit margins could be helping to fuel inflation. In an interview with the New York Times, Panetta warned about the…

From Bat-Signal to Bitcoin: Projecting 'Orange Pill' on banks as EU drives crypto regulation

[Mar 30, 2023 4:54 AM] The Bitcoin logo lights up on the European Central Bank building in Frankfurt as Bitcoiners urge bankers to ‘study Bitcoin.’

US explores additional bank support favoring First Republic's benefit: Report

[Mar 25, 2023 8:07 PM] Despite banking laws stating that remedies should not be aimed at benefiting a specific bank, this change could be structured “in a way to ensure” First Republic benefits, according to unnamed sources.

Digital Euro Key for European Payment Autonomy, ECB President Lagarde Says

[Mar 24, 2023 8:00 AM] The digital euro has an important role in preserving the payment autonomy of Europe, the head of the eurozone’s monetary authority emphasized. The new currency, which is still under development, is meant to be sovereign and safe, cheap and widely…

EU Crypto Banking License Procedures Are Too Inconsistent, ECB Says

[Mar 21, 2023 5:30 AM] The eurozone supervisor is seeking to smooth out a process dominated by German and Luxembourgish banks.

Several Major Central Banks Take Coordinated Action to Boost Liquidity Amidst Banking Crisis

[Mar 20, 2023 8:00 AM] On Sunday evening, March 19, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Federal Reserve, along with several central banks including the Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, and the Swiss National Bank, announced…

Undeterred by Fears of a Banking Crisis, ECB Raises Interest Rates by 50bps

[Mar 17, 2023 4:30 PM] The European Central Bank (ECB) has convened to raise three of its key interest rates by 50bps (0.5%), fueled by the persistence in the inflation numbers reported by the bloc. Christine Lagarde, president of the institution, stated that the banking…

Central Banks Continue to Show Strong Demand for Gold in 2023, Says World Gold Council Report

[Mar 5, 2023 4:30 PM] Central banks show continued demand for gold in 2023, as per a recent report from the World Gold Council (WGC), which noted that the world’s central banks accumulated 31 tons of the precious metal in January. Turkey was the largest gold…

Bank of Spain Greenlights Euro-Backed Stablecoin Token Pilot Program

[Jan 23, 2023 1:00 AM] The Bank of Spain has given approval for the launch of a pilot program involving the issuance and usage of euro-pegged stablecoins. The program, which MONEI, a fintech institution, is launching, will allow users to issue digital euros with fiat…

ECB’s Fabio Panetta: Unbacked Cryptos Are a ‘Vehicle for Gambling’ Lacking ‘Intrinsic Value’

[Jan 6, 2023 4:30 AM] Fabio Panetta, part of the Executive Committee of the European Central Bank (ECB), believes that unbacked cryptocurrency assets are vehicles for gambling without intrinsic value, which need to be regulated. In an opinion piece, Panetta states that…

ECB to Decide Whether to Issue Digital Euro in 2023

[Dec 24, 2022 5:30 AM] The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a new report on the progress of its investigation into the possible launch of a digital euro. The research will continue next year with the regulator planning to make a decision whether to proceed to…

Rate Hikes Needed to Reduce Eurozone Inflation Despite Recession, Top ECB Official Says

[Dec 22, 2022 9:30 AM] Interest rates will continue to rise while the euro area falls into recession, a high-ranking executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has indicated. His statements follow the latest rate increase announced by the monetary authority last week…

ECB Hikes Interest Rates by 50bps; Signals Need for Further Hikes to Fight Inflation

[Dec 16, 2022 12:30 AM] The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to hike three of its key interest rates by 50 basis points (0.5%) as part of its ongoing war against inflation. The organization stated that further increases are likely to happen “because inflation…

European Union to Put a 10,000-Euro Limit on Cash Payments; Transactions Over €1,000 in Crypto Will Be Scrutinized

[Dec 10, 2022 1:30 AM] The states of the European Union have convened to establish a new limit on cash purchases and to strengthen the controls on cryptocurrency transactions. On Nov. 6 the bloc agreed to put a limit of €10,000 ($10,557) on cash payments and to exert…

No, Christine Lagarde, Inflation Did Not “Come From Nowhere”

[Dec 1, 2022 7:38 PM] ECB President Christine Lagarde declared that inflation "came from nowhere,” yet Bitcoiners know this isn’t really the case.This is an opinion editorial by Federico Rivi, an independent journalist and author of the Bitcoin Train newsletter.We are…

ECB Blog Post Insists This Is ‘Bitcoin’s Last Stand,’ Officials Claim BTC Is Headed Toward ‘Irrelevance’

[Nov 30, 2022 12:30 PM] On Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, a blog post published by the European Central Bank (ECB) discusses bitcoin and the authors Ulrich Bindseil and Jürgen Schaaf seem to believe its “bitcoin’s last stand.” The ECB authors further…

Brussels to Put Out Digital Euro Law Shortly, ECB’s Lagarde Says

[Nov 9, 2022 8:30 PM] The European Commission is going to present a legislative proposal for a digital euro in the near future, President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has indicated. EU legislators are expected to define the new currency’s legal tender…