Mersch

European Central Bank board member Yves Mersch said in an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa that the bank had discussed ceasing purchases of Italian debt if the government didn't provide sufficient evidence that it will stick to its reform plans.

European Stocks Decline Barbara Kollmeyer 2011

Mr. Wellink hasn't attracted the same attention as some of his ECB colleagues—including Mr. Draghi, Finland's Erkki Liikanen and Luxembourg's Yves Mersch—largely because of his age, 67, and the fact that a Dutchman, Wim Duisenberg, has already been ECB president.

Dutch Official Enters Race to Lead Europe's Bank Brian Blackstone 2011

Possible candidates such as Mr. Wellink, Italy's Mario Draghi and Luxembourg's Yves Mersch have all aired scrupulously Germanic views on monetary policy in recent days.

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

Mr. Draghi's main rivals are Dutch central bank head Nout Wellink, Finnish central banker Erkki Liikanen and Yves Mersch, head of the central bank of Luxembourg.

Italian Gains Support in Central Bank Race Brian Blackstone 2011

“Oxen in a Shed,” by Cuyp, went to Dr. Paul Mersch [of Paris] for $3,500.

Archive 2009-09-01 2009

But in a sign that pressure is building on ECB rate setters, Executive Board member Jürgen Stark said Feb. 21 that the central bank would act "quickly and decisively" on any indication of a sustained upward shift in inflation expectations, while fellow policy maker Yves Mersch has said the economic situation warranting low rates has changed.

Pressure Builds on ECB Rate Setters Nicholas Winning 2011

Governing Council member Yves Mersch has said the bank should stop buying bonds by the time Mario Draghi takes over as ECB president on Nov. 1.

Pressure Remains on ECB Todd Buell 2011

European Central Bank council member Yves Mersch warned that stiffer bank capital and liquidity rules will be disadvantageous for European banks and potentially harmful for the region's economy.

World Watch 2010

The economy is "practically in free fall," says Yves Mersch, a member of the European Central Bank's governing council.

Europe's Struggle to Keep Growing—and Avoid Vicious Cycle Richard Barley 2011

“Oxen in a Shed,” by Cuyp, went to Dr. Paul Mersch [of Paris] for $3,500.

Caroline Matilda Sotheron at Sea 2009