Martin Arnold

Tuesday, 28 March, 2023

Monday, 27 March, 2023

Money pulled from eurozone banks at record rate in February

Outflows indicate difficulties in retaining deposits even before this month’s banking turmoil

Monday, 27 March, 2023

Workers’ strikes lead to German transport system chaos

Misery for commuters and freight traffic severely disrupted as unions say people are ‘fed up’ with the cost of living crisis

Sunday, 26 March, 2023

Global Economy

How fast is eurozone inflation falling?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Friday, 24 March, 2023

Eurozone economy

Eurozone businesses report strong surge in activity

Closely watched PMI reading hits highest level in almost a year

Friday, 24 March, 2023

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Top regulator urges tighter rules for global financial system

Pablo Hernández de Cos says lenders are at risk from links to shadow banks

Wednesday, 22 March, 2023

EU economy

ECB president warns of danger of ‘tit-for-tat’ inflation

Christine Lagarde says dynamic between profits and wages risks continuing to drive up prices

Wednesday, 22 March, 2023

InterviewGlobal inflation

Bundesbank chief says rate-setters must be ‘more stubborn’ in inflation fight

Joachim Nagel backs more rate rises as central banks on both sides of Atlantic wrestle with recent financial sector turmoil

Monday, 20 March, 2023

European banks

Bank turmoil risks swaying ECB’s next rate decision, says Lagarde

President acknowledges jitters may limit rate-setters’ capacity to raise borrowing costs

Monday, 20 March, 2023

Instant InsightCredit Suisse Group AG

There are several reasons to worry about the health of Europe’s banks

Credit Suisse was the region’s problem child but other institutions are not immune to the turmoil

Sunday, 19 March, 2023

Central banks

Central banks announce dollar liquidity measures to ease banking crisis

Turmoil prompts authorities to launch daily operations to access dollar funding via standing swap lines

Friday, 17 March, 2023

European banks

‘Cracks starting to appear’: how SVB’s failure rocked European banks

Nervous investors wait to see whether the Credit Suisse crisis has infected other regional lenders

Friday, 17 March, 2023

European economy

Eurozone wage growth surges to fresh high

Strong fourth quarter figures mean pay in the single currency bloc is rising faster than in the US

Friday, 17 March, 2023

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Wall Street banks rescue First Republic

ECB increases rates by 0.5 percentage points

Thursday, 16 March, 2023

Eurozone interest rates

ECB raises rates with signal that market unrest will direct next steps

Benchmark increases from 2.5% to 3% ahead of crunch UK and US central bank meetings next week

Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

EU financial regulation

EU to speed up work on rules for failing banks in response to US crisis

Senior policymakers say Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse has bolstered case to boost Brussels’ banking union

Tuesday, 14 March, 2023

European Central Bank

US banking crisis could sway ECB from committing to future rate rises

Inflation forecasts for 2023 set to be cut, but persistent price pressures continue to test rate-setters

Monday, 13 March, 2023

Digital currencies

Central banks’ digital currency plans face public backlash

Policymakers’ attempts to take on cryptocurrencies and other payment rivals are coming up against resistance

Sunday, 12 March, 2023

Eurozone inflation

German postal workers given double-digit pay rise to avert strike

Two-year deal will add to central bankers’ fears over wage demands fuelling high inflation

Sunday, 12 March, 2023

Global Economy

Will the European Central Bank signal further rate rises are coming?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Friday, 10 March, 2023

European Central Bank

Investors nervously watch for impact of ECB shrinking its bond holdings

Overall borrowing costs for eurozone governments have risen sharply in the past year

Thursday, 9 March, 2023

Cyber Security

ECB tells banks to run cyber stress tests after rise in hacker attacks

Lenders will assess online resilience after ‘significant increase’ in incidents since outbreak of Ukraine war

Wednesday, 8 March, 2023

Eurozone interest rates

Italian central banker criticises hawkish ECB colleagues as rates rift widens

Ignazio Visco fears swift tightening to control inflation will damage ‘fragile economy’

Sunday, 5 March, 2023

Eurozone inflation

ECB must do more to tackle inflation ‘monster’, says Lagarde

Central bank not seeking to ‘break economy’ but price pressures remain sticky, warns president

Friday, 3 March, 2023

Eurozone inflation

ECB officials warn of more interest rate rises as high inflation persists

Officials say they may need to raise rates to hit 4% unless they see ‘clear signals’ that core price pressures are easing

Frankfurt bureau chief

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