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The European Central Bank is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. Its main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power.

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As the Eurosystem normalises its balance sheet, central bank reserves keep declining. This blog post examines how banks adapt to lower levels of reserves and explains why take-up in Eurosystem standard refinancing operations is expected to increase link.europa.eu/xwx7XN

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Europe is caught between the need for higher strategic public investment and tight fiscal constraints. A new ECB analysis of investment in transport infrastructure suggests that one answer may lie in more efficient spending. #EconomicBulletin ecb.europa.eu/press/economic-b...…

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How did euro area bank interest rates evolve in February? How do they compare with January’s figures? Find out more in the press release link.europa.eu/q3wHGN

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🔹Most euro area firms report using artificial intelligence 🔹Businesses expect higher turnover from significant AI use 🔹Firms already using AI in 2025 expect more AI investment in 2026 Read more on how European firms use AI in our #EconomicBulletin ecb.europa.eu/press/economic-b...…

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Inflation expectations are crucial for monetary policy as they influence economic decisions and thereby inflation. Unfortunately, expectation surveys come with blind spots. We use a model to turn infrequent survey data into a dense grid of expectations link.europa.eu/MPh4BW

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As demand for AI and digital services soars, investment in intangible assets like software makes up an increasing share of euro area business investment. Digital investment picked up in 2025 but has lagged behind the US over the past decade. Read more ecb.europa.eu/press/economic-b...…

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Trade policy uncertainty affects more than just trade flows. Our #EconomicBulletin finds that the 2025 surge in trade policy uncertainty weakened confidence, investment and growth across the euro area, hitting manufacturing the hardest ecb.europa.eu/press/economic-b...…

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Integrated supervision of capital market players in the EU would strengthen supervisory consistency, improve cross-border risk detection and support market integration, providing stronger foundations for the savings and investments union link.europa.eu/7cNP8n

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