Euro Matters – the European Central Bank Podcast

The AI boom needs funding. In this episode of Euro Matters, Paul Gordon speaks with Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau, head of ECB Market Operations, about how big tech is financing the boom, why these firms are borrowing in the euro area bond market and what increasingly interconnected financial markets could mean for Europeans. Big tech, big debt: when US tech giants tap the euro area bond market https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2026/html/ecb.blog20260831~dac6a37e73.en.html AI adoption and the productivity promise: what workers report https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2026/html/ecb.blog20260826~e1c1a89999.en.html The AI boom: rational enthusiasm or the next dot-com bubble? https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2026/html/ecb.blog20260817~754a8a4418.en.html European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html ECB Instagram https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank

Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy, determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at our two percent target in the medium term. Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers: • how the economy is performing • how we expect prices to develop • the risks to the economic outlook • the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions Published and recorded during our press conference on 29 October 2026. Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 29 October 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/visual-mps/2026/html/mopo_statement_explained_october.en.html Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement, 29 October 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2026/html/ecb.is261029~5c5ffe99e5.en.html Monetary policy decisions, 29 October 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp261029~9a493adf17.en.html Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 29 October 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/shared/pdf/ecb.ds261029~3abd26884e.en.pdf European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html #MonetaryPolicy #EuropeanCentralBank #ChristineLagarde #Finance #FinancialConditions #Inflation #EconomicActivity #EconomicOutlook #PressConference #Banking #CentralBanking #Podcast #Economics #EU #Europe #ECB

A listener sent us an alarming email that appeared to come from the ECB. It looked official. It wasn’t. Our host Catherine follows the trail of this email and speaks to an expert to uncover how fraudsters exploit trust, create urgency and use new technologies to trick people – and what you can do to stay one step ahead. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank. Recorded on 13 October and published on 20 October 2026. Further Reading: Scammers don’t hack systems anymore...they hack YOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoYfeWjj4FU Fraud – misuse of ECB name and logo https://www.ecb.europa.eu/services/using-our-site/disclaimer/html/misuse.en.html Consumer protection https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/about/organisation/national-supervisors/consumer-protection/html/index.en.html European Banking Authority: key tips to help consumers detect, prevent, and act on online frauds and scams https://www.eba.europa.eu/publications-and-media/press-releases/esas-publish-key-tips-help-consumers-detect-prevent-and-act-online-frauds-and-scams ECB Instagram https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/?hl=en Euro Matters on Spotify open.spotify.com/show/1E7EirKc3SF…5a33d7abb83a427e Euro Matters on Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/euro…st/id1481819425

We often hear that Europe is falling behind. But is it really that simple? Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman argues that the situation is more nuanced. In the latest episode of Euro Matters, he talks to host Stefania Secola about Europe's competitiveness, innovation, fragmentation, and our place in a changing global economy. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank. Recorded on 16 September and published on 6 October 2026. ECB Instagram https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/?hl=en Paul Krugman’s blog on substack https://paulkrugman.substack.com/ Paul Krugman’s speech at the ECB Annual research conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Vx6WKr8y0 Euro Matters on Spotify open.spotify.com/show/1E7EirKc3SF…5a33d7abb83a427e Euro Matters on Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/euro…st/id1481819425

He’s spent over two decades in central banking, helped lead Croatia into the euro area and is now the ECB’s Vice-President. In this episode of In Conversation, Boris Vujčić joins our host Stefania Secola to reflect on the experiences that shaped him, discuss European financial stability and share his top priorities for his new role. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank. Boris Vujčić https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/decisions/html/cvvujcic.en.html Speech by Boris Vujčić: Listening to households: expectations, behaviour and monetary policy https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2026/html/ecb.sp260901~bb28f33f54.en.html ECB Instagram https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/ Euro Matters on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1E7EirKc3SF0dji6ZdwlVF?si=5a33d7abb83a427e Euro Matters on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/euro-matters-the-european-central-bank-podcast/id1481819425