Monday 16 December
07:00 ECB’s President Lagarde speech
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde takes part in a short press conference along with Gediminas Simkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, in Vilnius.
08:15 ECB’s President Lagarde speech
ECB President Lagarde delivers a keynote speech at the Annual Economics Conference “Pillars of Resilience Amid Global Geopolitical Shifts” in Vilnius.
08:30 ECB’s President Lagarde speech
ECB President Lagarde takes part in a panel about European economic and political resilience at the Annual Economics Conference “Pillars of Resilience Amid Global Geopolitical Shifts” in Vilnius.
08:45 ECB’s De Guindos speech
ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos delivers remarks at the 8th anniversary of Madrid Foro Empresarial in Madrid.
08:45 ECB’s Schnabel speech
ECB Executive Board Member Isabel Schnabel delivers a keynote speech at the CEPR Paris Symposium organised by Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Banque de France and Sciences Po in Paris.
09:00 HCOB Composite PMI (Dec) (Preliminary release)
The Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), release every month by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging private-business activity in the Eurozone for both the manufacturing and services sectors.
09:00 HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Dec) (Preliminary release)
The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), released every month by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging business activity in the Eurozone manufacturing sector.
09:00 HCOB Services PMI (Dec) (Preliminary release)
The Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), released every month by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging business activity in the Eurozone services sector.
Tuesday 17 December
10:00 ECB’s Elderson speech
ECB Executive Board Member Frank Elderson takes part in a press conference on the results of the 2024 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) in Frankfurt.
10:00 ZEW Survey – Economic Sentiment (Dec)
The Economic Sentiment published by the Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung measures the institutional investor sentiment, reflecting the difference between the share of investors that are optimistic and the share of analysts that are pessimistic.
Wednesday 18 December
10:00 Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (Nov)
The Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union. The HICP, released by Eurostat every month, is harmonised because the same methodology is used across all member states and their contribution is weighted.
10:00 Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) (Nov)
The Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union. The HICP, – released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, is harmonized because the same methodology is used across all member states and their contribution is weighted.
10:00 Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (Nov)
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union. The HICP, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, is harmonized because the same methodology is used across all member states and their contribution is weighted.
Thursday 19 December
00:00 EU leaders summit
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, the EU in the world, the Middle East, resilience and preparedness, migration and foreign policy issues.
Friday 20 December
00:00 EU leaders summit
15:00 Consumer Confidence (Dec) (Preliminary release)
The Consumer Confidence released by the European Commission is a leading index that measures the level of consumer confidence in economic activity.
