Money stress? What can I actually do about it?
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 Vestp...
16 Jun 19min
President Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions – 11 June 2026
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 ...
11 Jun 17min
When shocks collide: AI, war and financial stability – In Conversation with John Fell
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 underest...
2 Jun 23min
Why is my life so expensive?
Catherine’s favourite falafel wrap went from €5 to €7 – and it sent her down a rabbit hole. Join our host as she explores a simple question: why do prices seem to be going up all the time? Along the w...
19 Mai 16min
Bulgaria’s euro changeover: what happened to prices? With Christine Gartner and Ginevra Aguiari
Did prices rise when Bulgaria adopted the euro? Or were fears of inflation misplaced? The numbers tell a clear story. Christine Gartner and Ginevra Aguiari talk about what really happened to prices a...
12 Mai 22min
President Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions – 30 April 2026
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 ...
30 Apr 15min
Will AI steal my job?
AI is everywhere, but does it automatically put your job at risk? In this episode of What the Euro?!, our host Catherine speaks to Laura – ECB economist specialising in AI and the labour market – to s...
21 Apr 9min
The economic fallout of tariffs and war: In Conversation with Christiane Nickel
Tariffs are the highest in a century and the war in Iran has triggered a fresh energy shock. Christiane Nickel explains how uncertainty caused by trade policy and war is affecting euro area growth and...
7 Apr 20min
