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By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot on Friday said that market surprises were not ruled out and that there was still scepticism about de disinflationary process.
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mário Centeno on Friday said that the ECB’s projections already showed inflation fluctuating around 2% in 2024 and that the Governing Council shouldn’t wait until the price stability target was met to start dialling back monetary restrictiveness.
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s consumer expectations survey, released Friday, showed inflation expectations over the next 12 months down in March, while expectations for economic growth remained unchanged.
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Thursday said that changes required for the euro area to become a climate-neutral economy would require considerable investment, which could impact inflation and induce a monetary policy response.
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf on Thursday said that even with disinflation progressing in many areas of the world, the stubborness of inflation ruled out complacency.
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Inflation is expected to remain stable and to reach the 2% target in 2025, according to the European Central Bank’s latest Economic Bulletin, published Thursday.
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – A gradual economic recovery led by services is expected over the course of 2024, according to the European Central Bank’s latest Economic Bulletin, published Thursday.
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Thursday said that services inflation was still a worry and that it was necessary to remain watchful of unit labour costs.
By David Barwick – WASHINGTON (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 19 April with Madis Müller, Governor of the Estonian central bank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
By David Barwick – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – Available information does not now suggest that the European Central Bank Governing Council should necessarily cut rates in both June and July, but rather, monetary authorities will need to be guided by data still to come, ECB Governing Council member Madis Müller said Friday.