Monday 9 December
09:30 Sentix Investor Confidence (Dec)
The Sentix Investor Confidence, released by Sentix GmbH, is a monthly survey which shows the market opinion about the current economic situation and the expectations for the next semester. The index is composed by 36 different indicators.
Tuesday 10 December
07:00 Eurogroup Meeting
Eurogroup meetings are attended by the Eurogroup president, each euro area member state finance minister, the EU economic and monetary affairs Commissioner, and the president of the European Central Bank.
Thursday 12 December
13:15 ECB Main Refinancing Operations Rate
One of the three key interest rates set by the European Central Bank (ECB), the main refinancing operations rate is the interest rate the ECB charges to banks for one-week long loans. It is announced by the ECB at its eight scheduled annual meetings.
13:15 ECB Monetary Policy Statement
At each of the ECB’s eight governing council meetings, the ECB releases a short statement explaining its monetary policy decision, in light of its goal of meeting its inflation target.
13:15 ECB Rate On Deposit Facility
One of the ECB‘s three key interest rates, the rate on the deposit facility, is the rate at which banks earn interest when they deposit funds with the ECB. It is announced by the ECB at each of its eight scheduled annual meetings.
13:45 ECB Press Conference
Following the ECB’s economic policy decision, the ECB president gives a press conference regarding monetary policy.
Friday 13 December
10:00 Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) (Oct)
The Industrial Production index, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, measures changes in the price-adjusted output of industry.