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Market Reaction to ECB Decisions ‘Seems Somewhat Excessive’, Villeroy Says

Market Reaction to ECB Decisions ‘Seems Somewhat Excessive’, Villeroy Says

By Xavier D’Arcy – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau cautioned on Friday against premature conclusions about the outlook for monetary policy in the Eurozone and said that recent market reactions to ECB rate hikes had been somewhat excessive.

16 June 2023
ECB Insight: Schnabel Becomes Latest Council Member to Temper Her Hawkish Language

ECB Insight: Schnabel Becomes Latest Council Member to Temper Her Hawkish Language

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel, who had been keeping her policy views relatively under wraps, was bound to air these before the 15 June Governing Council meeting, and did so on Wednesday, just before the start of the quiet period, with comments we see as fitting the general trend toward a more dovish outlook.

7 June 2023
ECB Insight: Knot’s Hawkishness Dialled Down Yet Another Notch

ECB Insight: Knot’s Hawkishness Dialled Down Yet Another Notch

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot on Tuesday again sounded markedly less hawkish than in the recent past, reassuring that the worst of inflation had passed, rejoicing at monetary tightening’s initial impact on the real economy, and arguing that financial stability risks warranted proceeding with further rate hikes cautiously.

6 June 2023