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…
There should not be any ‘crash’ in French and European economy – ECB’s Villeroy
PARIS (Reuters) – The French and broader European economy should not suffer any “crash” or “hard landing”, European Central Bank (ECB) member and Bank of France head Francois Villeroy de Galhau told…
ECB’s Nagel pleads with Germans for patience in combating inflation
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel asked the German public for patience in bringing down inflation, warning in an interview with broadcaster N-TV on Thursday that the impact of rate rises…
ECB’s strong policy response needed for next half year, Kazimir says
(Reuters) – The inflation outlook requires the European Central Bank to continue with its strong policy response, and interest rates will need to go into “restrictive” territory and stay there longer, ECB…
ECB’s Knot says Fed is closer to end of rate hikes than ECB
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) has a longer way to go in raising interest rates than the Federal Reserve, but ultimately won’t raise its rates to the same level…
ECB’s Centeno sees very low probability of more 75 bps rate hikes
LISBON (Reuters) -The probability of the European Central Bank returning to 75 basis-point interest rate hikes is now “very low”, ECB Governing Council member Mario Centeno said on Friday, warning of a…
ECB’s Villeroy: Match against inflation is not over
PARIS (Reuters) – European Central Bank (ECB) member and Bank of France head Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Friday the fight against inflation wasn’t over, adding it should peak during the…
ECB’s Makhlouf says he can see scenarios where rates go beyond 3%
DUBLIN (Reuters) – European Central Bank policyamker Gabriel Makhlouf said he could see scenarios where the ECB pushes interest rates beyond 3% and that he was not sure that euro zone inflation…
ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December
(Corrects first paragraph to say rates ‘may have to move into restrictive territory’, not ‘would have to’) By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is likely to raise interest…
ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bp rate hike on Dec. 15
DUBLIN (Reuters) – European Central Bank governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf told journalists on Monday that he expects the bank’s Dec. 15 policy meeting will likely settle on a 50 basis point…
ECB’s Lagarde warns some fiscal policies in Europe could fuel excess demand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned on Friday that some European governments’ fiscal policies could lead to excess demand, and that fiscal and monetary policies need to work…
ECB’s Lane says real rates have already risen ‘quite a bit’
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Real interest rates in the euro zone have already risen “quite a bit”, the European Central Bank’s chief economist said on Thursday, in comments suggesting he thought part of…
ECB’s Lagarde says inflation hasn’t peaked, may surprise
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation has not peaked and it risks turning out even higher than currently expected, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday, hinting at a series of…
ECB’s Lagarde says we haven’t reached inflation peak
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation has not peaked and the risk is that it will turn out even higher than currently expected, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday.…
ECB’s Lagarde keeps options open on path for rates
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde kept her options open as to the size and number of the ECB’s future interest rate hikes on Monday, saying this will depend…
ECB’s Makhlouf sees smaller interest rate hikes in 2023, if needed
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will likely increase interest rates by smaller increments next year if further hikes are needed, governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf was quoted as saying on…
ECB’s Lane plays down wage, core inflation fears
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone wage growth could keep pushing up inflation for years but this does not signal a permanent shift in wage dynamics and current indicators underlying inflation may be misleading,…
ECB’s Schnabel pushes back on smaller rate hikes
LONDON (Reuters) – European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel pushed back on Thursday against calls from many of her colleagues for smaller interest rate increases by the ECB, saying this could…
Euro area inflation likely near its peak, ECB’s De Guindos says
MILAN (Reuters) – Inflation in the euro area will hover around its current level over the next few months before starting to decline at some point during the first half of 2023,…
ECB’s Centeno sees more consolidation in Portugal’s banking sector
By Sergio Goncalves and Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) – Further consolidation of Portugal’s banking sector is inevitable, European Central Bank member Mario Centeno told Reuters on Wednesday, calling “remarkable” the recent progress…
Euro zone growth will likely be negative in Q4, inflation high, ECB’s De Guindos Says
MADRID (Reuters) – The euro zone economy will likely show negative growth rates in the fourth quarter while inflation will still remain high before starting to slow down in the first quarter,…
ECB’s Nagel opens door to smaller hikes but sees long way to go
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel opened the door on Tuesday to smaller interest rate increases by the European Central Bank but said there was still a long way to go…
ECB’s Rehn says inflation, economy will decide pace of rate hikes
HELSINKI (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will continue to raise interest rates, and the pace of its hikes will be determined by the rate of inflation and the overall economic situation,…
ECB’s Holzmann backs 0.75 percentage point increase in December -FT
(Reuters) – European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann backed a third straight 0.75 percentage point rise in the deposit rate for the next rate-setting meeting in December, the Financial Times reported on…
ECB’s Centeno sees possibility of rate hike smaller than 75 bps
LISBON (Reuters) -The next increase in interest rates by the European Central Bank could be smaller than the record 75 basis-point-hikes decided at its last two meetings, policymaker Mario Centeno said on…
ECB’s Villeroy: inflation in France and Europe will peak in first half of 2023
PARIS (Reuters) – Inflation should reach its peak in France and in Europe by the first half of next year, French ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Monday. “It is…
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