Christine Lagarde, Inflation
ECB’s Lagarde More Confident of Meeting Inflation Target
The European Central Bank is more confident that inflation is going to settle at its target after a series of recent data releases, and will take that into account when it next sets policy, President Christine Lagarde said Monday.
ECB's Oct Decision Will Reflect Greater Confidence on Inflation, Says Lagarde
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is increasingly confident that inflation will fall back to its 2% target and this should be reflected in its October policy decision, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday.
ECB’s Lagarde hints at October rate cut as inflation slows
At its September meeting, the ECB had cut its key deposit rate for a second time this year, taking it down to 3.50 percent from 3.75. However, Lagarde had indicated at the time that the Bank would probably wait until December before moving again, due to ongoing uncertainties around lingering inflation, especially in the services sector.
ECB Rate-Cut Bets Jump as France, Spain Inflation Sinks Below 2%
Inflation in France and Spain plunged below 2% — fueling predictions by investors and economists that the European Central Bank will speed up the pace of interest-rate cuts.
German inflation slows below 2% as ECB rate-cut bets rise
Consumer-price growth in Europe’s largest economy slowed to 1.8% in September from 2% the previous month – in line with the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. The retreat was down to energy and some goods costs,
Italy Inflation Slows Below 1%, Pressuring ECB to Cut Faster
Italian inflation sank below 1% — heaping more pressure on the European Central Bank to accelerate interest-rate cuts.
German Inflation Falls Further Below ECB Target, Raising Chance of October Rate Cut -- 2nd Update
German inflation declined further below the European Central Bank's 2% target in September, further raising the chance of a consecutive interest-rate cut at the bank's next meeting in October.
ECB's Lagarde drops rate-cut hint as inflation falls
The European Central Bank is increasingly confident that inflation will fall to its 2% target and this will be reflected in its next policy move, the bank's president said on Monday, dropping the clearest hint yet about a coming interest rate cut.
Lagarde Says ECB Is Getting More Confident on Inflation
Christine Lagarde said the European Central Bank is becoming more optimistic that inflation will return to target in a "timely manner." Speaking to lawmakers at the European Parliament in Brussels, the ECB president added that the central bank will take this into account at the October policy meeting but is not "pre-committing to a particular rate path.
ECB's Lagarde More Confident On Inflation Decline
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said Monday that recent developments had confirmed her belief that inflation would soon return to the bank's two-percent target.
ECB's Lagarde hints at further rate cut as inflation moderates
President Christine Lagarde expressed confidence in Brussels on Monday that inflation could soon return to the bank's target level and did not rule out a further interest rate cut. "Looking ahead, inflation might temporarily increase in the fourth quarter of this year as previous sharp falls in energy prices drop out of
German Inflation Falls Further Below ECB Target, Raising Chance of October Rate Cut
German inflation declined further below the European Central Bank’s 2% target in September, further raising the chance of a ...
ECB Doves Bolstered By German Disinflation
By Carsten Brzeski The just-released flash estimate of German inflation in September has everything the ECB needs to continue ...
EUR: Inflation can cement ECB cut bets – ING
EUR/USD stays in positive territory at around 1.1200 after the data from Germany showed that the annual CPI inflation ...
ECB Says Consumer Inflation Expectations Dipped in August
Inflation expectations of consumers in the euro area decreased in August, according to the European Central Bank — bolstering ...
Markets fear ECB's cautious path risks tipping inflation below target
If traders are right, the European Central Bank is now at risk of pushing inflation below its 2% target by cutting interest ...
German inflation drops to 1.8% in September, below expectations
The harmonized German consumer price index eased to 1.8% in September, more than expected, preliminary data from the ...