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 says no fixed size, frequency for rate hikes
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank does not have to stick to a fixed size or frequency of interest rates hikes as these will depend on inflation, the bank’s chief economist Philip…
IMF backs ECB’s easy policy as it sees inflation easing
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank has been right to maintain its easy money policy as inflation is set to fall after “transient boosts” from supply snags that may extend into next…
ECB’s De Cos says withdrawal of stimulus scheme should be data-dependent, gradual
MADRID – European Central Bank policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos on Thursday said that any premature tightening of monetary policy would only hurt the economy and stimulus should be withdrawn gradually. “The…
Inflation uncertainty means ECB’s options need to be kept fully open -Villeroy
PARIS -Increased uncertainty about the inflation outlook means the European Central Bank needs to keep its options fully open, especially on future interest rate hikes, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said…
ECB’s Visco says flexible approach needed in unwinding stimulus
By Francesca Landini PARMA, Italy -The European Central Bank (ECB) will keep a flexible approach as it unwinds its ultra-expansionary monetary policy, monitoring not only inflation threats but also risks of uneven…
Euro zone inflation doesn’t require significant policy tightening, ECB’s Lane says
FRANKFURT – Euro zone inflation will return to trend without significant policy tightening by the European Central Bank as pandemic-related bottlenecks in goods as well as labour are resolved, the ECB’s chief…
ECB’s Rehn expects euro zone inflation of around 2% in next two years -Handelsblatt
BERLIN – The drivers of inflation in the euro zone will subside over the course of the year and inflation will hover around the European Central Bank’s price stability target of 2%…
Inflation outlook highly uncertain, ECB’s Holzmann tells paper
VIENNA – There is “a great deal of uncertainty” over how long inflation will remain well above the European Central Bank’s target of around 2%, ECB Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said…
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