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ECB’s Villeroy: ‘Barring Surprises, No More Rate Hikes’

ECB’s Villeroy: ‘Barring Surprises, No More Rate Hikes’

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Friday said that the ECB was unlikely to increase interest rates again absent any new shocks.

15 December 2023 Central Bank News
ECB’s Wunsch: ‘We Still Need to See Good News on Wages’

ECB’s Wunsch: ‘We Still Need to See Good News on Wages’

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch on Friday said that wage developments remained an open question, despite other inflation indicators being on the right path.

15 December 2023 Central Bank News
ECB’s Nagel: Interest Rates Have Likely Plateaued

ECB’s Nagel: Interest Rates Have Likely Plateaued

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Friday said that interest rates had probably plateaued, but that it was too soon to consider cuts.

15 December 2023 Central Bank News
ECB Insight: Lagarde Notes Progress Towards Target While Remaining, as Expected, on Guard

ECB Insight: Lagarde Notes Progress Towards Target While Remaining, as Expected, on Guard

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde performed much as expected on Thursday at the press conference following the Governing Council’s monetary policy meeting, acknowledging progress and not slamming any doors shut as she tempered her previous almost indignant rejection of early rate cuts and focused instead on the need to collect more data.

14 December 2023 Central Bank News
ECB: Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; PEPP to Be Discontinued by the End of 2024

ECB: Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; PEPP to Be Discontinued by the End of 2024

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank Governing Council on Thursday decided once again to keep its three key interest rates unchanged, a decision that had been anticipated by markets, and to discontinue reinvestments under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) by the end of next year.

14 December 2023 Central Bank News
ECB’s Villeroy: Despite Inflation Improvement, General Public Still Unconvinced

ECB’s Villeroy: Despite Inflation Improvement, General Public Still Unconvinced

By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Tuesday said that euro area citizens were still impacted by inflation and that, despite the recent improvement in inflation figures, consumers were not yet convinced that things had turned around.

12 December 2023 Central Bank News
They Said It - Recent Comments of ECB Governing Council Members

They Said It - Recent Comments of ECB Governing Council Members

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The following is an overview of recent comments made by European Central Bank Governing Council members. We include only comments made since the Governing Council meeting of 26 October, but earlier comments can still be seen in versions up to that of 25 October .

8 December 2023 Central Bank News