With France and Germany in the euro area, Barclays has maintained its call for the European Central Bank to raise interest rates.

The entities involved

• euro →

  currency of most countries in the European Union

  • Rising US real yields are now competing with the pace of Eurozone economic recovery.Mon 13:09
  • Greece's debt crisis is impacting European stability, leading to demands for austerity and tax increases from Germany.Sun 14:22
• European Central Bank →

  central bank of the European Union and the eurozone

  • The ECB confirmed successful accession to the Eurozone while assessing candidate countries' convergence, noting failure to meet criteria.17:32
  • ECB policy is being informed by Eurostat inflation data covering Bulgaria following its entry into the currency bloc.17:32
• Barclays →

  British bank

  • Barclays adjusted price targets and ratings for Steel Dynamics on November 4, 2026.20:05
  • MarketBeat provided stock average ratings while Leerink Partners upgraded and Barclays raised its price objective for Summit Therapeutics.17:14

Related events

• The European Central Bank (ECB) is operating from Frankfurt.Mon 10:37
• Eurostat reported annual inflation across the euro area, coinciding with the European Central Bank raising key interest rates.Oct 13
• Eurostat released consumer price measures for the euro area, while the ECB continues to manage monetary policy.Oct 17
• ECB sets rate policy while IMF discusses France's debt and Moulin speaks at World Bank Group meetings.Oct 14
• Germany's PMI outperformed France's, while French unrest weighed on Eurozone activity, according to S&P Global.Oct 23