ECB Meeting Schedule – The European Central Bank (ECB) press conference is held monthly, about 45 minutes after the Minimum Bid Rate is announced. The conference is approximately an hour long and has two parts. Firstly, a prepared statement is read, then the conference is open to press questions. The press conference examines the factors which affected the ECB’s interest rate decision and deals with the overall economic outlook and inflation. Most importantly, it provides clues regarding future monetary policy. High levels of volatility can frequently be observed during the press conference as press questions lead to unscripted answers.
ECB Meeting Schedule
Month
Date
Financial Event
January
21
ECB monetary policy meeting
March
11
ECB monetary policy meeting
April
22
ECB monetary policy meeting
June
10
ECB monetary policy meeting
July
22
ECB monetary policy meeting
September
09
ECB monetary policy meeting
October
28
ECB monetary policy meeting
December
16
ECB monetary policy meeting
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Dates
Events
23/01/2020
Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
19/02/2020
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
12/03/2020
Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
01/04/2020
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
02/04/2020
General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
30/04/2020
Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
20/05/2020
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
04/06/2020
Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB (external meeting hosted by De Nederlandsche Bank)
24/06/2020
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
25/06/2020
General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
16/07/2020
Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
29/07/2020
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
10/09/2020
Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
23/09/2020
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
24/09/2020
General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
07/10/2020
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
29/10/2020
Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
18/11/2020
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
02/12/2020
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
03/12/2020
General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
10/12/2020
Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
