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By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – There is a real chance that euro area inflation will fall below the European Central Bank’s price stability target of 2%, but this would justify less monetary policy easing, not more, according to Council member Robert Holzmann on Monday.
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By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Fabio Panetta said on Saturday that the main risk for inflation in the medium term was undershooting the 2% target.
By Marta Vilar – GLASGOW, Scotland (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Thursday that climate change could have a very negative inflation effect.
By Marta Vilar – GLASGOW, Scotland (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Thursday that having a solid banking system was paramount in order to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Boris Vujčić said on Thursday that the impact of movements in the exchange rate on monetary policy could have increased from levels of the last few decades.
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – With a March rate cut poised to bring the European Central Bank to within just one more cut of the range it defines as neutral, the ECB may three weeks from today also find the time right to revisit its language.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – With the trauma of the last energy crisis still fresh, the latest price spike for such commodities has European Central Bank Governing Council members vigilant but not yet overly concerned about its implications for inflation.
By Marta Vilar – LONDON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Wednesday that the ECB should not be overly optimistic about the next interest rate decision.
By Marta Vilar – LONDON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Wednesday that gradualism in setting monetary policy was increasingly called for as the ECB’s easing cycle neared the neutral rate.