ECB faces tough choices as it tackles fallout from Covid-19 and climate crisis
Wednesday 15 December 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.50.3
Commentary: ECB heads for end-year tension over higher inflation
By David Marsh in Berlin
The ECB is heading for end-year tension as it takes difficult decisions about ending its Covid-19 emergency monetary easing and tackling higher than expected inflation. The governing council meeting on 16 December will be one of the most important in the ECB’s 23 year history. Further discord is building on whether the ECB should change the sequencing of its plans for raising interest rates.
Read the full commentary on the website.
Meeting: Current economic developments in France and the euro area
Thursday 16 December 11:00-12:00 GMT
Sébastien Raspiller, head of the financial sector department at the French treasury, discusses the current economic situation in France and the euro area. He highlights the development of financial and capital markets as well as other areas following COP26.
Register to attend here.
