Euro area monthly balance of payments: February 2024

April 18, 2024--Current account recorded €29 billion surplus in February 2024, down from €39 billion in previous month
Current account surplus amounted to €288 billion (2.0% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to February 2024, after a €95 billion deficit (0.7%) one year earlier

In financial account, euro area residents' net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €443 billion and non-residents' net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €614 billion in the 12 months to February 2024

ESAs warn of risks from economic and geopolitical events

September 10, 2024--The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA-ESAs) today issued their Autumn 2024 Joint Committee Report on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system. The Report underlines ongoing high economic and geopolitical uncertainties.