FlashEconomics22February2018-212PatrickArtusTel.(331)58551500patrick.artus@natixis.com@PatrickArtuswww.research.natixis.comIsthehierarchyofECBprioritiestherightone?ThehierarchyofECBprioritiesisnowclearly:1-Meetingtheinflationtarget;2-Stimulatinggrowth;3-Ensuringfinancialstability.Inaneconomicenvironmentwhereequilibriuminflationspontaneouslyislowerthantheinflationtarget,andwheretherearerisksoffinancialinstability(abnormalsqueezingofriskpremia,highvolatilityinfinancialmarkets),woulditnotbemorereasonableforfinancialstabilitytobecometheECBsprimeobjective?Macroprudentialpolicies(regulationoffinancialintermediaries)seemincapableofpreventingtheveryexpansionarymonetarypolicyfromgeneratingfinancialinstability.DistributionofthisreportintheUnitedStates.Seeimportantdisclosuresattheendofthisreport..https://twitter.com/patrickartushttp:/