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The ECB's actions "aim at area-wide price stability," ECB executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said Thursday.

Trichet Signals Rate Changes Aren't Imminent Brian Blackstone 2011

Reinforcing the central bank's stance on the issue, ECB executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said in an interview with the Financial Times published Monday that the idea of a Greek debt restructuring could be carried out in an orderly way is a "fairytale."

Debt Talks Pressure Greek Bonds Emese Bartha 2011

Board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said in a recent speech that inflation "is likely to be of a different nature than in the past," while Dutch central-bank chief Nout Wellink said recently, "The overall picture is not a picture I like very much."

The (Relatively) Good News on the Euro Geoffrey T. Smith 2011

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the European Central Bank's executive board, said in a newspaper interview Thursday that after a restructuring "the Greek economy would be on its knees."

For Greece, the Path to Restructuring Holds Pitfalls Charles Forelle 2011

With so much talk of a 'restructuring', i.e. bond holders sharing some of the pain, it is interesting to hear the views of Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, an ECB executive board member on the subject.

Gemma Godfrey: The Greek Tragedy: Could a 'Haircut' Help? Gemma Godfrey 2011

In foreign-exchange markets, the euro was lower against the U.S. dollar after rising solidly on Friday after comments from ECB executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi revived expectations of higher interest rates in the euro zone.

Asia Down Slightly on Oil, Unrest Shri Navaratnam 2011

ECB board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said in Milan that a restructuring "can have a negative impact on the banks of the country, because they will need to further strengthen their capital ratios but won't have easy access to the market."

Top European Bank Officials Urge Greece to Persevere on Fiscal Overhauls Geoffrey T. Smith 2011

The most politically realistic way to maintain the balance of power on the board, analysts say, is for Mr. Draghi to succeed Mr. Trichet, while Italy's current representative—Lorenzo Bini Smaghi—makes way for a new board member from France.

Italian Gains Support in Central Bank Race Brian Blackstone 2011

The euro strengthened Friday after ECB member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi hinted that the central bank may have to raise rates to fight inflation.

Worries Over European Debt and Banks Pose Risks for Euro Stephen L. Bernard 2011

On Thursday, governing-council member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi told an Italian newspaper that the bank is currently "at the end of an easing cycle with very low interest rates, as in 2005."

ECB Will Monitor Inflation 'Very Closely' Tom Fairless 2011