Euro Matters – the European Central Bank Podcast

What does AI mean for your job, our economy and Europe’s future?

In this episode of Euro Matters, Stefania Secola speaks to Ronnie Chatterji – Chief Economist at OpenAI – about AI adoption, productivity and inequality. They also discuss competition and whether the technology can become a force for broad-based prosperity.

The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.

At this year’s ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal, President Christine Lagarde sat down with central bank heads from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. They discussed how they are fighting inflation, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Published and recorded on 1 July 2026.

2026 ECB Forum on Central Banking
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20260629_ecb_forum_on_central_banking.en.html

European Central Bank
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html

European banking supervision
https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html

Life is getting more expensive – but what can we actually do when our wallets feel the squeeze?

In our latest What the Euro?! episode, Emilie Bellet – founder of financial empowerment community Vestpod and host of the Wallet podcast – talks to Catherine about money stress, everyday overspending and the habits that really make a difference. From “money dates” to smarter saving, get practical tips to feel more in control – even when things are getting more expensive.

This episode’s content is not financial advice. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.

Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy.

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 11 June 2026.

Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 11 June 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/visual-mps/2026/html/mopo_statement_explained_june.en.html

Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement, 11 June 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2026/html/ecb.is260611~372040d313.en.html

Monetary policy decisions, 11 June 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260611~4d41bd5e83.en.html

Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 11 June 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/shared/pdf/ecb.ds260611~5b4603b5aa.en.pdf

Macroeconomic projections, 11 June 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projections/html/index.en.html

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War in the Middle East, soaring energy prices and upside risks to inflation are clouding the financial stability outlook for the euro area.

How resilient are banks and markets? Are investors underestimating geopolitical risks? And how exposed is the financial system to stretched asset valuations? In this episode of Euro Matters, Paul Gordon speaks with John Fell about these questions and more.

The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.

Further reading:
Financial Stability review at a glance
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/financial-stability-publications/fsr/html/index.en.html

Financial Stability Review, May 2026
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/financial-stability-publications/fsr/html/ecb.fsr202605~50566915a7.en.html

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