As a member of the European Central Bank Governing Council, ECB Governors are the voice of the ECB and have voting power in determining future ECB monetary policy. Their speeches are opportunities for markets to better understand their goals for the EU economy and monetary policy, as well as the stance Governors take on significant economic issues.

Although one Governor has limited impact on the ECB, markets pay close attention for any insight of how the Governor will vote and what stance the Governor's country may hold regarding controversial ECB policies.

Relevance: Tends to move markets on release
Release Schedule : No set time for speeches
Source of Report : European Central Bank
Web Address : http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html
Address of Release : http://www.ecb.int/press/key/date/previous/html/index.en.html