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Isabel Schnabel 🇪🇺🇺🇦
@isabelschnabel.bsky.social
Executive Board of the European Central Bank, University of Bonn (on leave) #NieWiederIstJetzt
Thank you, Louis!
July 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
What a success! Congratulations to everybody involved, and especially to my colleagues at @econtribute.bsky.social! You are indeed excellent! @dfg.de
May 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I don't think there is a contradiction. In 2022 we had to react strongly to avoid inflation expectations becoming entrenched. In such a situation, central banks have to respond even if this leads to a deep contraction (as the Phillips curve is flat).
May 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Thanks for listening in [in German]! 8/8 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/w...
Wird der Euro die neue Leitwährung, Frau Schnabel?
Podcast-Folge · Table Today · 17.05.2025 · 25 Min.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
In recent years, we have learned that we cannot “look through” supply-side shocks if they are persistent and threaten to de-anchor inflation expectations. When the inflation regime changes, we must be ready to respond swiftly. #MonetaryPolicyStrategy 7/8
May 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The easing of the German debt brake and the infrastructure package can help overcome the structural crisis and strengthen defence capabilities. Funds need to be spent wisely to foster growth. This should be accompanied by comprehensive structural reforms. 6/8
May 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
#CapitalMarketsUnion should focus on risk capital, which is crucial for driving innovation. We need to address the entire value chain: from the start-up phase through the growth phase, all the way to the exit stage within European capital markets. 5/8
May 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A new European growth narrative is emerging, and there is momentum to embark on reforms. One promising way to foster integration is the #28thRegime, which would allow firms, e.g. start-ups, to operate all over the EU under similar conditions. 4/8
May 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
After April 2, the euro area became a safe haven, leading to an appreciation of the euro, which signalled increased confidence. We are facing a historical opportunity to foster the international role of the euro. 3/8
May 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Disinflation is on track, but new shocks are posing new challenges. Tariffs may be disinflationary in the short run but pose upside risks over the medium term. Therefore, we should keep a #SteadyHand, as I argued in a recent speech. #Hoover 2/8 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
Keeping a steady hand in an unsteady world
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 purch...
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May 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Please note that this blog is a follow-up to a previous blog published in February 2024 titled “The dynamics of PEPP reinvestments”, which explains in more detail how we implemented PEPP reinvestment: www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/d... 6/6
The dynamics of PEPP reinvestments
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 purch...
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May 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
PEPP implementation proceeded smoothly over the entire period. Flexibility was used only rarely, and deviations from the Eurosystem capital key swiftly receded. Looking ahead, the PEPP portfolio will continue to decline at a measured and predictable pace. 5/6
May 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As regards the use of flexibility, the vast majority of purchases were conducted in line with the capital key. Besides technical factors, deviations occurred at the start of the PEPP in 2020 and in the summer of 2022, responding to risks to the transmission of monetary policy (red circles). 4/6
May 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The new data give more insights into the implementation during the reinvestment phase. It shows how the Eurosystem balanced its market presence, taking seasonal patterns of redemptions and issuance into account. 3/6
May 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
In January 2025, the Eurosystem further increased the programme’s transparency by offering additional backward and forward-looking data. This includes historical monthly data for purchases since the start of the programme and forward-looking redemption data: www.ecb.europa.eu/mopo/impleme... 2/6
Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme
Introduction to the temporary pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) to counter the serious risks posed by the coronavirus.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
P.S.: As always, the full speech and slides are on the ECB's website.
A special thanks to @andrespicer.bsky.social, @vassoioannidou.bsky.social and Bayes Business School as whole for welcoming me so warmly!
March 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Summing up, financial literacy tends to strengthen the transmission of central bank policies to the real economy. This can support policy effectiveness, enhance public trust in central banks and help people make better financial decisions. 22/22
March 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Financial literacy is also a cornerstone of the #SavingsAndInvestmentUnion. Under its 1st pillar, it aims to encourage citizens to invest in capital markets, which can contribute to financing part of the investment needed for the green and digital transitions. 21/22 eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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March 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
On International Women’s Day, the Eurosystem committed to five joint actions, also aimed at closing the gender gap in financial literacy. Such efforts can only complement, not replace, much broader efforts needed from governments and the education system. 20/22 www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb-and-you/...
Financial literacy in Europe
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 purch...
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March 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
At the ECB, we are taking active steps to foster financial literacy by expanding our communication efforts towards the general public. One example is our “Espresso Economics” channel on YouTube. 19/22 www.youtube.com/channel/UCRY...
Espresso Economics
Enjoy a wake-up shot of economics every week ☕ Dive with us into the world of choices 🤔 Big and small, they shape our everyday lives… Join us as we unravel how economics helps us understand the art...
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March 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In the most recent inflationary episode, the share of households with high financial literacy that trusted the ECB to maintain price stability rose notably as interest rates rose and inflation came down, while less financially literate households lost confidence. 18/22
March 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When people better understand monetary policy, they trust central banks more, which helps anchor inflation expectations. Financially literate households are more knowledgeable about the ECB and more likely to know the correct definition of inflation, affecting the ECB’s credibility. 17/22
March 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
To reach audiences beyond experts, the statement has been complemented by highly accessible, visualised statements, available in all EU languages. 16/22 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_...
Monetary Policy
Information on everything related to the ECB's monetary policy: objective, strategy, instruments and much more.
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March 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM