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Reiner Martin, Edward O’Brien, Udara Peiris and Dimitrios P. Tsomoco, “Stabilizing credit when nonperforming loans surge: the role of asset management companies”
European Central Bank, Working paper n° 3195

Posted in: Articolo

Mar 26 2026
Abstract: When default losses elevate borrowing costs, expanding credit cannot stabilize the economy because default rates feed back to lending rates through bank balance sheets. Asset management companies (AMCs) break this loop by purchasing nonperforming loans at their long-run recovery values, thereby fixing the effective ...more »

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Monetary policy decisions

Posted in: News

Ott 31 2025
The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. Inflation remains close to the 2% medium-term target and the Governing Council’s assessment of the inflation outlook is broadly unchanged. The economy has continued to grow despite the challenging global environment. ...more »

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Statement by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the fifty-second meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee

Posted in: News

Ott 18 2025
Since our last meeting in April, global economic activity has remained subdued but steady, despite ongoing trade policy headwinds. This resilience partly reflected a frontloading of demand in anticipation of tariffs, which temporarily boosted activity but is unlikely to be sustained… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/key/date/2025/html/ecb.sp251017~cb692052ae.en.html

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Resisting deregulation: safeguarding bank resilience in an evolving financial landscape

Posted in: News

Ott 04 2025
Geopolitical tensions, soaring asset valuations and financial innovation have put the topic of financial stability back on the agenda. But today, people are talking about hedge funds, bond market functioning, private credit, valuations of AI companies and stablecoins. They rarely mention banks…. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2025/html/ecb.sp251003_1~edb1443d00.en.html

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