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    European Central Bank reports temporary outage in TARGET2 large-value payment system

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    European Central Bank reports temporary outage in TARGET2 large-value payment system

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    The short-lived disruption prompted intraday reassessment of euro-area financial plumbing risk, with marginal widening in EUR money-market basis and modest volatility in EURUSD, though no lasting impact on ESTR or Euribor futures is yet evident.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-08-03
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    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “European Central Bank reports temporary outage in TARGET2 large-value payment system”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-03. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-03/european-central-bank-reports-temporary-outage-in-target2-large-value-payment-sy-8c880c

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    European Central Bank reports temporary outage in TARGET2 large-value payment system
    The short-lived disruption prompted intraday reassessment of euro-area financial plumbing risk, with marginal widening in EUR money-market basis and modest volatility in EURUSD, though no lasting impact on ESTR or Euribor futures is yet evident.
    EURUSDESTRONFEU6
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    AUG 3
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    EURUSDESTRONFEU6
    European Central Bank reports temporary outage in TARGET2 large-value payment system
    The short-lived disruption prompted intraday reassessment of euro-area financial plumbing risk, with marginal widening in EUR money-market basis and modest volatility in EURUSD, though no lasting impact on ESTR or Euribor futures is yet evident.
    Impact
    The short-lived disruption prompted intraday reassessment of euro-area financial plumbing risk, with marginal widening in EUR money-market basis and modest volatility in EURUSD, though no lasting impact on ESTR or Euribor futures is yet evident.
    Affected
    EURUSDESTRONFEU6
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