ECB’s Kocher: December Rate Hike Likely if Conditions Unchanged, But No Precommitment
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher said Tuesday that another interest rate increase before the end of the year was likely if economic and inflation conditions remained unchanged, but emphasized that the ECB could not precommit to such a move given the high degree of uncertainty.
3 November 2026