ECB's Lagarde hints at further rate cut
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 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 the annual rates,
Lagarde says ECB is getting more confident of taming inflation
Christine Lagarde said the European Central Bank is becoming more optimistic that it will be able to get inflation under control, and will reflect on that at its October decision. Read more at The Business Times.
ECB Rate Cut Likely as Euro Zone Bonds React to Falling Inflation
Euro zone bond yields dipped on Monday following signs of slowing inflation in Germany and Italy. ECB President Christine Lagarde pointed to progress on price stability, fueling expectations of an interest rate cut in October.
Euro-Zone Inflation Drops Below 2%, Backing ECB Cut Bets
Euro-area inflation slowed below the European Central Bank’s 2% target for the first time since 2021 — backing investor bets that interest rates may be lowered more quickly than previously anticipated.
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.
Eurozone inflation drops below 2%, backing ECB rate-cut bets
The data will reinforce the growing conviction among investors that the ECB must loosen monetary policy more speedily to account for a stuttering economy and unexpectedly rapid disinflation
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.
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Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
It is a great pleasure to return to this Committee for the first time since the European elections. I very much look forward ...