By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank was obliged to raise interest rates because the energy shock was proving more persistent than initially expected and the euro area economy remained resilient, ECB President Christine Lagarde said Saturday.
12 September 2026
– Keeping inflation at 2% over time ensures that external shocks pass rather than become embedded in persistently higher inflation...
– European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said Friday that he supported Thursday’s 25bp rate...
– European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus declined Friday to predict further interest rate moves...
– Econostream’s ECB Tone Meter declined this week across both its Governing Council and Executive Board measures, as...
As of 11 September 2026
