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Market Expectations of ECB Rate Hike Path Reasonable, Wunsch Says

Market Expectations of ECB Rate Hike Path Reasonable, Wunsch Says

By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said on Thursday that market expectations of a further 75bp of ECB tightening were reasonable, and laid out the conditions which might lead to the ECB hiking by 50bp in May.

13 April 2023 | Central Bank News
Next ECB Rate Hike a Choice Between 25BP and 50BP, Wunsch Says

Next ECB Rate Hike a Choice Between 25BP and 50BP, Wunsch Says

By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank faces a choice of hiking by either 25bp or 50bp at its next monetary policy meeting in May, Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said on Thursday.

13 April 2023 | Central Bank News
ECB’s Villeroy Warns of Persistent and Entrenched Eurozone Inflation Risk

ECB’s Villeroy Warns of Persistent and Entrenched Eurozone Inflation Risk

By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The Eurozone faces the risk of entrenched inflation, with price pressures becoming more widespread and potentially more persistent, European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday.

11 April 2023 | Central Bank News
ECB Not Yet Done Hiking, and Won’t Cut This Year, Knot Says

ECB Not Yet Done Hiking, and Won’t Cut This Year, Knot Says

By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said on Sunday that it was almost completely excluded that Eurozone policymakers could decide to cut rates this year.

9 April 2023 | Central Bank News