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 Lane makes case for smaller rate hikes ahead – MNI
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank will raise interest rates again in December and next year to fight inflation but those increases may well be smaller than the most recent ones, the…
Collapse of FTX should serve as reminder of risks of crypto assets, ECB’s De Cos says
MADRID (Reuters) – The collapse of crypto exchange platform FTX should serve as a reminder for clients of the risks crypto assets entail, European Central Bank policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos said…
ECB’s Panetta says green transition may help cut inflation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Greater use of renewable energy doesn’t necessarily translate into higher prices and it may in fact help cut inflation compared to continued reliance on fossil fuels, European Central Bank…
ECB’s de Guindos says market might be underestimating inflation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Financial investors might be underestimating the “persistence of inflation”, the European Central Bank’s vice-president Luis de Guindos said on Friday as he listed possible risks to financial stability. He…
ECB’s Holzmann says he doesn’t know how he’ll vote at December meeting
VIENNA (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann said on Friday he does not yet know how he will vote at the ECB’s rate-setting meeting in December and the exact decision…
ECB’s Panetta warns against bigger-than-expected rate hikes
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should avoid raising interest rates too fast because that could excessively hurt economic growth, home prices and the financial markets, ECB board member Fabio Panetta…
ECB’s next rate move likely between 50 and 75 bps, Knot says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The European Central Bank (ECB) could hike its interest rates by 75 basis points again at its next policy meeting in December, ECB governing council member Klaas Knot said on…
ECB’s Villeroy: next ECB hikes will not necessarily be like this week’s ‘jumbo’ increase
PARIS (Reuters) – Future interest rate increases by the European Central Bank will not necessarily be ‘jumbo’ increases as the one done yesterday, ECB member and Bank of France head Francois Villeroy…
Energy subsidies merely delay high inflation, ECB’s Villeroy warns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Europe’s energy subsidies may reduce the current rate of inflation but only at the expense of future higher readings, potentially complicating the task of monetary policy, European Central Bank…
ECB’s De Guindos: will do whatever it takes to bring inflation down
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is prepared for a possible technical recession paired with high inflation, which must be brought down to maintain market confidence, European Central Bank Vice-President Luis…
ECB’s hawks call for more rate hikes soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two European Central Bank policy hawks called for more interest rate hikes on Thursday to fight runaway prices in the euro zone. The ECB has raised its rate on bank…
ECB’s Lagarde sticks to rate hikes as bond debate starts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday singled out interest rate increases as the best tool to fight runaway inflation in the euro zone even as a debate about…
ECB’s Villeroy lays out plan for shrinking balance sheet
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should start shrinking its balance sheet once its interest rate is close to 2%, first by getting banks to repay their loans and then…
ECB’s Centeno warns of possible policy overreactions
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) should avoid overreactions that could lead to a loss of credibility and must gradually normalise its monetary policy after a long…
Asked about Italy, ECB’s Lagarde says she won’t fix ‘policy errors’
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank won’t use its latest emergency scheme to buy the bonds of countries that make “policy errors”, its President Christine Lagarde said on Monday in response to…
Euro zone inflation becoming increasingly broad, ECB’s de Guindos says
MADRID (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation is becoming increasingly broad while growth is weakening as the bloc struggles with the fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine, European Central Bank Vice President Luis de…
Euro zone inflation broadening and will continue to rise, ECB’s Schnabel says
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is set to go higher and price growth is likely to be more persistent than earlier thought, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said on…
ECB’s Lagarde raises prospect of rate hikes beyond neutral level
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates to a level that restricts economic growth in order to cool demand and combat unacceptably high inflation, ECB President Christine…
ECB’s Panetta seen defying calls to be Italian finance minister – sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) – ECB board member Fabio Panetta is resisting calls from Giorgia Meloni, the front-runner to be Italy’s next prime minister, to take the job…
ECB’s Lagarde says price stability priority before growth
PARIS (Reuters) -The European Central Bank’s action may weigh on growth but price stability is the main priority, President Christine Lagarde said on Friday at an event with French high school students.…
Euro zone slowdown not enough to control inflation, ECB’s de Guindos says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone’s economic slowdown – or possibly recession – will not be enough to control inflation, and the European Central Bank will have to keep raising interest rates,…
Top of ECB rates cycle an open question, ECB’s Herodotou says
NICOSIA (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has expedited its exit from ultra easy monetary policy to bring inflation back to target but it remains open how high interest rates will go,…
ECB’s Kazimir: bank’s priority is monetary policy normalisation
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s priority is to focus on monetary policy normalisation as inflation in the euro zone has been unacceptably high, ECB policymaker Peter Kazimir said on Friday. His…
ECB’s Villeroy says: inflation will stay high next year
PARIS (Reuters) – French ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Friday that inflation in the euro zone should stay high next year and should be brought back around 2% by…
ECB’s next move on rates should be ‘orderly and predictable’ -Villeroy
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s move on interest rates next week must be “orderly and predictable”, French ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday. With euro zone inflation…
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