Slower wage growth needed for euro zone rate cuts, ECB’s Knot says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) will need to see proof of slowing wage growth in the euro zone before interest rates can be lowered, ECB governing council member Klaas…
ECB’s Lagarde says latest growth data ‘encouraging’
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Latest data about economic output in France, Germany and Spain is “quite encouraging” and confirms the European Central Bank’s expectations, ECB President Christine Lagarde said in an interview published…
ECB’s Stournaras says further interest rate rise in September ‘looks difficult’
ATHENS (Reuters) – A further rise in euro zone interest rates in September looked “difficult”, Greek central bank chief Yannis Stournaras said in an interview with a Greek news website released on…
ECB’s Centeno sees monetary policy pausing soon
LISBON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is close to being able to pause the trajectory of rising interest rates so as not to harm the stagnant euro zone economy, ECB Governing…
ECB’s Vasle: biased toward rate hike beyond July
By Balazs Koranyi SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is so persistent that interest rate hikes beyond July may still be needed, Slovenian policymaker Bostjan Vasle said, joining a growing camp…
ECB’s Villeroy: duration more important than level of interest rates
PARIS (Reuters) – How long the European Central Bank keeps rates elevated is more important than the actual level, though rates are close to levels needed to get inflation headed to a…
ECB’s Enria wants euro zone banks out of Russia faster
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank wants lenders to speed up their exit from Russia given the increased reputational, legal and financial risk of doing business there, supervisory chief Andrea Enria said…
ECB’s Kazaks sees rate hikes past July even as economy softens
SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will likely keep raising interest rates after its next meeting even as the economy slows because inflation remains too high, ECB policymaker Martins Kazaks…
ECB’s Makhlouf undecided about rate rise beyond July
DUBLIN (Reuters) – European Central Bank governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf said on Saturday that while some colleagues already feel further interest rate rises will be needed beyond July, he is prepared…
ECB’s Visco says falling energy prices should help tame inflation
ROME (Reuters) – The rapid decline in energy costs should help to tame inflation in Europe, Bank of Italy governor Ignazio Visco said on Saturday, urging companies not to seek to boost…
ECB’s Villeroy: upcoming rate hikes will be marginal
PARIS (Reuters) – Upcoming interest rate hikes will be marginal, said European Central Bank (ECB) member and Bank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau, who added that rate hikes were beginning…
ECB’s de Cos still sees ‘some way to go’ on policy tightening
MADRID (Reuters) – The European Central Bank still needs to raise its interest rates further and then leave them in restrictive territory for a while to bring inflation down to its medium-term…
Central banks have lost a degree of trust, ECB’s Makhlouf says
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Central banks around the world have lost a degree of trust and need to rebuild it by explaining their decision making to a wider audience and not just financial…
ECB’s de Guindos singles out services as top inflation worry
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos on Thursday singled out the rising price of services as his top concern in the ECB’s fight against…
ECB’s Schnabel sees more rate hikes until core inflation declines too
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will keep raising borrowing costs until it sees core inflation decline sustainably, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel said on Tuesday, adding market expectations for rate…
Euro zone inflation will slow but momentum still high: ECB’s Lane
(Reuters) – Euro zone inflation will slow sharply this year but price growth momentum remains high for now, including for underlying goods and services, European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said…
UBS raises expectations for ECB’s terminal rate; SocGen sees it peaking at 4%
(Reuters) -Economists at UBS expect the benchmark interest rate in the eurozone to peak at 3.75%, while Societe Generale sees it at 4% after the European Central Bank (ECB) signalled more tightening…
ECB’s Villeroy and Knot put bank rule changes on the table
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Euro zone bank regulators should consider tweaking a raft of rules, from how much cash banks should hold to how failing institutions are resolved, in order to protect the…
ECB’s Villeroy: Food price inflation to start easing in H2
PARIS (Reuters) – Food price inflation will start easing in the second half of this year, French ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday, saying this is when a decrease…
Analysis-Germany’s ‘very generous’ pay deal may complicate ECB’s inflation fight
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The “very generous” pay rise secured by Germany’s public sector workers may complicate the European Central Bank’s fight against inflation, analysts said on…
Euro zone inflation could get stuck above target: ECB’s Nagel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs to keep raising interest rates even if most of its past hikes have yet to feed through to the economy, as rapid price growth…
Core inflation to start improving before summer break – ECB’s Nagel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Core inflation rates in the euro zone will begin improving in the coming months, but the European Central Bank still has a way to go with monetary policy, ECB…
ECB’s next rate hike could be 25 or 50 bps – Vasle
By Balazs Koranyi WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs to keep raising rates given stubbornly high underlying inflation and its next move could be either a 25 or a 50…
Euro zone inflation outlook warrants 50 bps hike in May: ECB’s Holzmann
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs to keep raising interest rates and the inflation outlook alone would warrant another 50 basis point increase in May, Austrian Central Bank chief Robert Holzmann…
Euro zone inflation at risk of getting entrenched -ECB’s Villeroy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is at risk of getting entrenched above 2% so the European Central Bank will keep fighting excessive price growth, even as its policy response is…
Euro zone food inflation still intensifying: ECB’s Lane
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Food inflation is still intensifying in Europe and may be the key driver of price growth now, European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said on Wednesday. “I look…
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