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Professor Philip has again defended his long-held view that the current, record-high inflation rate in the euro zone was temporary

Inflation doesn't need policy tightening - ECB's Lane

Euro zone inflation will return to trend without significant policy tightening by the European Central Bank as pandemic-related bottlenecks in goods as well as labour are resolved, the ECB's chief economist Philip Lane said today.

Business • 10 Feb 22

High euro zone inflation is challenging the ECB, which has little experience dealing with rapid price growth

Euro zone inflation will take longer to fall back to 2%

Euro zone inflation will take longer to fall back to target than earlier thought but so far there is no evidence that high prices are becoming embedded in wages, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said today.

Business • 08 Dec 21

Mr de Guindos was speaking during an IIEA webinar

Policy actions prevented systemic crisis ECB VP claims

The Vice President of the European Central Bank, Luis de Guindos, has said medium term risks to financial stability in the euro area have 'increased markedly.'

Business • 10 Jun 20

The European Central Bank said it is ready to take further measures to support the crisis-stricken euro zone economy

ECB says it has more firepower to fight crisis

The European Central Bank is ready to take further measures to support the crisis-stricken euro zone economy, it said today, attempting to dispel growing concerns that the bank is out of ammunition.

Business • 18 Mar 20

European Central Bank vice president Luis de Guindos said that low interest rates will continue squeezing euro zone banks' profitability in the foreseeable future

Low rates to keep sapping bank profits - ECB

Low interest rates will continue squeezing euro zone banks' profitability in the foreseeable future, European Central Bank vice president Luis de Guindos said today.

Business • 18 Nov 19

Luis de Guindos is the vice-president of the European Central Bank

De Guindos questions strength of banks' capital buffers

The vice-president of the European Central Bank has raised the question of whether European banks have sufficiently large capital buffers that can be released in the event of a downturn.

Business • 06 Nov 19

Luis de Guindos warns against rising debt levels on the continent, where contagion from a struggling Italy 'remains a possibility'

ECB singles out Italy in concerns over rising debt

A top European Central Bank official warned today against rising debt levels on the continent, where "contagion" from a struggling Italy "remains a possibility".

Business • 12 Nov 18

Luis ee Guindos has been Spain's economy minister since the conservative People's Party won the 2011 election

Spain's De Guindos faces ECB litmus test

Spain's outgoing Economy Minister Luis de Guindos will hope to bring pragmatism and tenacity to the European Central Bank when he takes over as vice president in June.

Business • 20 Feb 18

Spain's economy minister Luis de Guindos and Central Bank Governor Philip Lane are both running for the vice president's job at the ECB

Spain proposes economy minister for ECB job

Spain today named Economy Minister Luis de Guindos as a candidate for the coveted vice-presidency of the European Central Bank, pitching him against Central Bank Governor Philip Lane.

Business • 07 Feb 18

Jeroen Dijsselbloem was first elected in 2013 to replace Jean-Cluade Juncker

Eurogroup election delayed to July by Greek crisis

The election of the next president of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers has been delayed until July because of the Greek crisis, current head Jeroen Dijsselbloem said.

Business • 17 Jun 15

Angela Merkel praised Luis De Guindos' handling of the Spanish crisis

Merkel backs Luis de Guindos to lead Eurogroup

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave her backing to Spain's economy minister, Luis de Guindos, in his bid to lead the Eurogroup forum of euro zone finance ministers.

Business • 25 Aug 14