oney Market Funds (MMFs) are a type of collective fund that invest in short-term debt and provide financing for financial institutions, corporations and governments. During the financial crisis their liquidity and stability were challenged which prompted discussion on how to make them more shock-resistant. In 2013 the Commission proposed a regulation
Tag: Monetary policy
Fiscal Capacity for the Euro Area
eginning in 2010, the sovereign debt crisis exposed weaknesses in the economic and monetary union (EMU), the integration process that brought about the creation of the euro. Member States and EU institutions have taken a number of measures to tackle these shortcomings, including stricter rules on economic governance and setting
Low and negative interest rates: Overview
hen examining the current interest rate levels in the USA and Europe, two movements can be observed. First, a sustained decline in long-term interest rates that has lasted for the better part of the last two decades. That has been driven by demographic factors, the progressive integration of China into
EC: Spring 2016 Economic Forecast
EP: Completion of Banking Union on track
he European Commission and the European Supervisory Authorities should conduct an in-depth assessment of the effect of increasing capital requirements in current and future legislation on credit supply, especially to small and medium sized companies, Parliament says in a resolution on the state of the Banking Union. MEPs support the
ECB: Changes to euro foreign exchange reference rates
Nov2015 ECB Financial Stability Review: Risks rise outside euro area
he euro area financial system has been resilient through occasional bouts of financial market volatility in the second half of the year, according to the ECB’s latest Financial Stability Review. The twice-yearly report highlights that the likelihood of an abrupt rise in global risk premia has become more pronounced as
The EU economy Autumn 2015 forecast
Montenegrin Ministry of Finance: Q2 2015 Bulletin XXXV
ontenegrin Ministry of Finance has published XXXV bulletin, which mostly reflects second quarter of 2015. In introduction, Minister of Finance Radoje Žugić reviewed macro-economic indicators and trends in Montenegro. As it is stated, the reduction of the informal economy, despite of the significant results achieved, remains one of the priorities of
EMU: Fiscal, Financial, Economic & Political Union
urope's Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is in much better shape today than it was before the financial crisis. However, despite progress, particularly as regards reinforcement of the economic governance and the launch of the Banking Union, the EMU remains incomplete. Divergence in economic performance across the euro area is
EMU: Fiscal, Financial, Economic & Political Union
urope's Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is in much better shape today than it was before the financial crisis. However, despite progress, particularly as regards reinforcement of the economic governance and the launch of the Banking Union, the EMU remains incomplete. Divergence in economic performance across the euro area is
ECB: memorandum of understanding on new EUR 20 banknote
he European Central Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with European industry associations, banknote equipment manufacturers and other partners. This strengthens the ECB’s Partnership Programme, which contributed to the smooth introduction of the new €10 banknote in 2014. Memorandum of understanding aims to ensure machines and devices across the euro