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Central banker Christine Lagarde needs to point to a steady unwinding of restrictive interest rates

Moneycontrol Live: European Central Bank Chief Christine Lagarde On Key Interest Rate Decision

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde holds press conference to discuss monetary policy and answer questions

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks at the 2023 conference on monetary policy

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Speaks At The 2023 Conference On Monetary Policy

European Central Bank Press Conference l Christine Lagarde On Monetary Policy Decision

ECB President Christine Lagarde explains the Governing Council's monetary policy decisions and will answer questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference to be held on 14 September 2023 at 14:45 CET in Frankfurt am Main.

ECB president quotes Kierkegaard at Jackson Hole to warn of policy risks

Christine Lagarde said in the medium-term a combination of higher investment needs and greater supply constraints is likely to lead to stronger price pressures 

ECB will keep an 'open mind' on future rate decisions: Christine Lagarde

"We are deliberately data dependent, we have an open mind as to what the decisions will be in September and in subsequent meetings," she told a press conference after the ECB implemented its latest rate hike.

ECB hikes key rate quarter point to highest level since May 2001

The central bank's ninth straight increase took the closely-watched deposit rate to 3.75 percent -- a level last seen in May 2001 and equal to its previous record high.

Can India's perceived Goldilocks glory sustain for long?

Presumptions of a Goldilocks moment have stretched valuations and caused the market risk premium to plunge to levels usually seen when monetary policies are ultra-easy. Lest we forget, the original story from which the moment gets its name features not one, but three bears

ECB hikes rates to 22-year high and says not done yet

"Inflation has been coming down but is projected to remain too high for too long," ECB president Christine Lagarde said.

European Central Bank hikes rates again to battle inflation after US Fed hits pause

The boost of a quarter-percentage point, to 3.5 percent, is the eighth straight increase since July 2022 for the 20 countries that use the euro currency.

ECB Half-Point March Rate Hike Very Likely, Lagarde Says

The European Central Bank is scheduled to present new economic forecasts after the next rate decision, though Lagarde wouldn’t be drawn on details.

Being surrounded by men not new, always disappointing, Lagarde says

Lagarde’s 2019 appointment to lead the ECB was a landmark event in improving gender diversity in economic policymaking, though she remains in the minority — both in her own institution and internationally.

ECB plan for next big hike makes Christine Lagarde the last hawk standing

With counterparts from the US to the UK sending out signals of waning aggression after drastic monetary tightening, euro-zone officials insist their own onslaught against inflation isn’t about to let up.

ECB's Lagarde says inflation hasn't peaked, may surprise

Inflation in the euro zone hit a record 10.6 percent on an annualised basis last month, but economists polled by Reuters expect it to edge down to 10.4 percent in a flash reading for November due to be published this week

European economy: Lagarde wrestles with an ‘impossible situation’

The ECB president is set to raise rates to curb inflation just as war and energy prices threaten to tip the eurozone into recession

Euro turns negative after Christine Lagarde warns low inflation unlikely to return

Speaking at a panel at the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal, alongside U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, Lagarde added that central banks need to adjust to significantly higher price growth expectations.

Christine Lagarde suggests ECB rate hike could come as soon as July

The comment is the clearest sign yet from Lagarde that the ECB is ready to move on rates soon rather later, as the institution trails behind the US Federal Reserve and other major central banks that have already taken the step to combat inflation.

Russia, Ukraine fail to find a breakthrough on ceasefire: World leaders' reactions

As Russia and Ukraine failed to find a breakthrough on a ceasefire and other humanitarian issues at the first high-level talks between the two sides since Moscow's invasion, here's how world leaders reacted.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: ECB speeds up stimulus exit even as Ukraine war ups uncertainty

With price growth in the euro zone at a record high even before Moscow began its assault on Feb. 24, policymakers were already pushing for a quicker exit from its asset purchases, opening the way for an interest rate hike late this year.

ECB sticks to stimulus amid rising eurozone inflation

The ECB's conditions for increasing interest rates were "not satisfied and certainly not in the near future", Lagarde said, pushing back against market expectations that a hike could come as early as 2022.

ECB to test banks' resistance to climate risks next year

ECB stress tests will gauge "how extreme weather events would affect banks" and how their business would be affected by a "sharp" rise in the price of carbon as a result of new environmental rules.

The European school of central banking is no more

The ECB’s approach has seen some notable changes, which is clear from the governing council’s detailed description of how it understands the economy and the role of monetary policy

ECB projects brighter outlook but keeps "steady hand" on stimulus

"We believe that the steady hand is actually the right response," ECB President Christine Lagarde told a news conference, stressing that tapering, exiting or transitioning away from the 1.85 trillion euro Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme had not even been discussed.

ECB sees scope for economic rebound as vaccines are rolled out

Lagarde stressed the overall situation was still 'clouded with uncertainty', however, due to factors ranging from the possible spread of new virus variants to risks to financing conditions and continued pressures on struggling sectors of the economy.

Analysis: As bond selloff gets real, policymakers face fresh headache

The selloff has even engulfed Europe, despite its lagging recovery and weak inflation, with Germany posting a 26 bps real 10-year yield increase last week -- the biggest in almost a year.