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Watch live from 16:30 CET: Vice-President Boris Vujčić discusses inflation, the economic outlook for the euro area and how greater integration can boost growth in Europe in a panel organised by the @IMFNews in Brussels. Tune in here youtube.com/watch?v=-Koz9nhv…

Retail investors are becoming speculative traders, and many are using Reddit as a platform for discussions that reveal how sentiment evolves over time and across market conditions. Our AI-based indicator turns them into a short-term market signal link.europa.eu/4hRFW7

📚 The latest #EconomicBulletin is out! It presents the economic and monetary information which forms the basis for our policy decisions. Read the full issue of the Economic Bulletin ecb.europa.eu/press/economic…

Over a third of crypto-asset holders in the euro area hold stablecoins, ECB survey data show. Many hold small amounts, mainly in US dollar-pegged tokens. What could wider adoption of stablecoins mean for financial stability? Find out in our #EconomicBulletin ecb.europa.eu/press/economic…

🇧🇬🇪🇺 We are deeply saddened by yesterday’s tragic road accident near Yambol, in eastern Bulgaria. We stand with all those affected by the tragedy and with the people of Bulgaria at this difficult time.

Banking supervisors must continue to innovate in the face of new challenges, IMF Executive Director Helmut Ettl tells our Supervision Newsletter. This edition also covers good practices and new supervisory approaches helping euro area banks stay resilient bankingsupervision.europa.eu…

The sovereign debt crisis led to an increase in wealth inequality in the euro area. Inequality has slowly returned to pre-crisis conditions. Yet, its effects are still felt and visible today in the countries most severely affected by the crisis link.europa.eu/7xbGjx

There’s more to energy inflation than crude oil alone. Supply disruptions have pushed up refining costs and margins, especially for diesel. We examine how these pressures feed through to inflation via transport and heating fuel prices. #EconomicBulletin ecb.europa.eu/press/economic…

Framework guidance is more effective than rate forward guidance when policy rates are away from the effective lower bound, says Chief Economist Philip R. Lane. He also discusses some recent ECB research on monetary policy communication. Read his speech link.europa.eu/BBdvwm

Timely progress on the Single Currency Package is key for Europe’s autonomy in payments, says Executive Board member Piero Cipollone before the @Europarl_EN. This will safeguard the role of cash and give Europeans a digital form of it link.europa.eu/ckq7vB

Competitive banks withstand shocks better and transmit monetary policy more effectively. Euro area banks are in good shape. Our #EconomicBulletin explores how cross-border consolidation and the savings and investments union can boost competitiveness further ecb.europa.eu/press/economic…

In an interview with @BloombergTV, Chief Economist Philip R. Lane discusses the outlook for inflation and the euro area economy with Francine Lacqua. Watch here bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

The use of industrial policy is on the rise. Can it help power a more productive and resilient Europe? Interventions should: 🔹 be targeted and time-limited They should not: 🔹 replace structural reforms and deeper integration Read our #EconomicBulletin for more ecb.europa.eu/press/economic…

Live today at 15:00 CET: Executive Board member Piero Cipollone appears before @EP_Economics to discuss how we are preparing the euro for the future, from our progress on the digital euro, to the new banknotes designs link.europa.eu/m3JGPQ @Europarl_EN

Construction work felt the heat this summer. A record share of euro area firms reported weather disruption in August. But the effect on output was small and temporary, with postponed work typically made up in the following month. Read our #EconomicBulletin ecb.europa.eu/press/economic…

Digital innovation will be key in the drive to make the EU banking sector more competitive, Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch tells the Eurogroup. We must promote market integration and growth while safeguarding the resilience banks need to compete bankingsupervision.europa.eu…

Over the past five years, our climate change centre has helped integrate climate and nature risks into our work. Read our #EconomicBulletin for more on the progress made and challenges ahead, including the green transition, extreme weather and nature loss ecb.europa.eu/press/economic…

🇵🇱🇪🇺 Today, we remember the victims of the horrific attack in Kraków yesterday. Our thoughts are with all those affected. There can be no place for such violence in our society. To express our condolences, we join other European institutions in flying our flags at half-mast.

Energy is pushing up inflation numbers and food inflation has also increased, says President @Lagarde. But the underlying indicators are stable and we are currently not seeing signs of second-round effects beyond those incorporated in our projections ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/da…

Letter from the ECB President to Mr Eero Heinäluoma and Mr Jonás Fernández, MEPs, on AI-related financing link.europa.eu/467hj9