Tag: European Central Bank (ECB)
ECB widens €STR calculation data pool
The European Central Bank (ECB) is adding 24 banks to its euro short-term rate (€STR) calculation to boost the benchmark’s reliability.
The banks were added...
The Book: Clearstream’s D7 hits €10 billion in digital issuances
Clearstream’s digital securities platform, D7, has reached €10 billion in issuance volumes. The firm reports that the service completes up to 15,000 new digital...
Ongoing effect of CSPP on European credit markets
Europe has seen considerable growth in credit issuance this year relative to 2023, with last week finding a 116% year-on-year increase in non-financial high...
ECB expected to cut rates this month
A rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB) is “fully expect” this September, according to DWS Group European economist Ulrike Kastens.
Kastens predicted a...
New ECB harmonisation rules push for capital markets union
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published harmonised rules and arrangements for the mobilisation and management of collateral in Eurosystem credit operations in its...
BNP Paribas issues first Eurozone sovereign digital bond
BNP Paribas has arranged and placed the first sovereign digital bond issuance for Eurozone and EMEA in the Republic of Slovenia.
The digital securities coupon...
Opinion: Competition, not regulation, will make better bond markets
European credit trading has historically seen levels of electronic trading of around 50% of total corporate credit trading, while the US market has historically...
Hahn vows to continue drive for EU bond sovereign status
Johannes Hahn, commissioner responsible for budget and administration at the European Commission (EC) has said the organisation intends to continue its push for bonds...
ECB taps Tradeweb, Bloomberg for electronic trading platforms
Tradeweb and Bloomberg have been tapped by the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide electronic trading platforms for the central bank and other Eurosystem...
Lagarde: Capital Markets Union is failing, calls for European SEC to...
In a speech to the European Banking Congress in Frankfurt on 17 November 2023, Christine Lagarde, president of the ECB, has said the transition...
