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.
Lagarde’s Growing Optimism on Inflation Hints at October ECB Cut
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 interest-rate decision.Most Read from BloombergA 7,
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.
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 consecutive interest-rate cut at the bank’s next meeting in October.Consumer prices were 1.
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,
Rates Spark: October ECB cut more likely than ever
Frontloading cuts should help the EUR curve steepen from the back-end With disinflation broadening across the eurozone and Lagarde underlining this will be taken into account in next decision, an October ECB cut suddenly seems more likely than before.
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.
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 Chief Backs Bank Mergers Amid UniCredit, Commerzbank Talk
ECB chief Christine Lagarde said Monday that cross-border banking mergers in Europe were "desirable" to boost their ...
ECB's Lagarde praises bank mergers as UniCredit courts Commerzbank
Mergers between European banks are "desirable" if they help them compete with their U.S. and Chinese rivals, European Central ...
Lagarde Backs Bank Mergers as ECB Prepares for UniCredit Verdict
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reinforced her support for international banking tie-ups in the euro zone, ...
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 ...
cryptopolitan17h
Economists predict ECB rate cut in October amid market pressures
Economists are now betting on a 0.25% rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB) in October. The consensus up until recently ...
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 ...
Poor euro zone data flow keeps adding to case for ECB rate cut
Inflation has eased more than expected in two of the euro zone's biggest economies and the German jobs market has continued ...