Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
“ECB Conference on Monetary Policy 2026: bridging science and practice” , Monday, 5 and Tuesday, 6 October 2026, Frankfurt am Main (Hybrid event).
The 9th Conference on Monetary Policy features once more an impressive academic line-up and is held as a hybrid event. The three conference sessions tackles issues related to monetary policy, including the role of financial markets and financial intermediaries in monetary policy transmission, and with relation to the current situation of elevated economic and geopolitical uncertainty. A special session showcases monetary policy related research by young economists.
See the conference programme here:
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20261005_monetary_policy_conf.en.html
09:00-10:30
Session 3
Monetary policy and financial markets
Chair: Simone Manganelli, European Central Bank
09:00-09:45
Interest Rate Surprises When the Fed Doesn’t Speak
Silvia Miranda-Agrippino*, Oxford University
Co-Author: John C. Williams
Discussant: Peter Karadi, European Central Bank
09:45-10:30
Kalshi and the Rise of Macro Markets
Jonathan Wright*, Johns Hopkins University
Co-Authors: Anthony M. Diercks, Jared Dean Katz
Discussant: Christian Brownlees, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
10:45-11:45
Session 4
Young Economists
Chair: Luc Laeven, European Central Bank
10:45-11:05
The Effect of QE and Regulation on the Structure of the Financial System
Ciaran Rogers, HEC Paris
11:05-11:25
Reading Between the Lines: Uncovering Inflation Expectations from Multilingual Media Coverage
Alexandra Piller, Study Center Gerzensee Foundation of the Swiss National Bank
11:25-11:45
Look-Through or Look Closer? Energy Shocks and Underlying Inflation in the Euro Area
Rosi Chankova, Bank of England
12:00–13:00
Keynote speech: Prompted to Start: How Generative AI is Transforming Entrepreneurship
Mariassunta Giannetti, Stockholm School of Economics; CEPR; ECGI; Swedish House of Finance
Chair: Roland Straub, European Central Bank
13:00-13:05
Closing remarks
Roland Straub, European Central Bank