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Posted on April 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Bank of Spain is closely monitoring the impact of U.S. tariffs on European banks, finding no liquidity issues yet. Vigilance remains high amid global trade tensions.
MADRID (Reuters) - The head of supervision at the Bank of Spain said it was too early to measure the impact from the new U.S. tarrifs but said European supervisors were continuously monitoring the situation and had not found any impact for now on European lenders' liquidity.
"There is maximum uncertainty, vigilance on the part of all supervisors, not only of the Bank of Spain but also of the SSM, and we are continuously monitoring potential impact the various tariffs could have on the global financial system," Mercedes Olano told a news briefing, adding she had not identified any liquidity problems in the short to medium term.
Three sources told Reuters that the European Central Bank has increased its monitoring of the euro zone banks and bond markets amid a trade war-driven rout in global stocks, but has found no reason for alarm yet.
(This story has been refiled to fix the spelling of 'liquidity' in the headline)
(Reporting by Jesus Aguado, editing by Andrei Khalip)
The article discusses the monitoring of U.S. tariffs' impact on European banks by the Bank of Spain and other supervisors.
No liquidity problems have been identified in the short to medium term.
The ECB has increased its monitoring of euro zone banks but has found no reason for alarm.
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