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Lagarde says ECB expects 'really good progress' on inflation so far

Speaking on Wednesday at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington, she described how policymakers have seen consumer-price growth weaken from a peak above 10%

Updated On: 23 Oct 2024 | 9:29 PM IST

Lagarde says ECB expects 'really good progress' on inflation so far

Speaking on Wednesday at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington, she described how policymakers have seen consumer-price growth weaken from a peak above 10%

Updated On: 23 Oct 2024 | 9:29 PM IST

In first in 3 months, Fed dot plot set to offer glimpse of rate-cut resolve

A 41 per cent plurality of economists expect the US Fed to signal two cuts in the closely watched dot plot, while an equal number expect the forecasts to show just one or no cuts at all

Updated On: 09 Jun 2024 | 7:32 AM IST

ECB governors fear Fed-style 'dot plot' would invite political pressure

Their concerns highlight the contradictions of the euro zone's architecture compared with jurisdictions with only one national government, such as Britain and the United States

Updated On: 22 Apr 2024 | 12:00 PM IST

ECB will have to gamble with interest rate cut before long, says Wunsch

Euro zone inflation fell in February to 2.6%, but underlying price growth remained stubbornly high, with prices for food, alcohol and tobacco up 4.0% year-on-year and for services 3.9% higher.

Updated On: 13 Mar 2024 | 8:14 AM IST

History suggests new Trump term would be a threat, says Christine Lagarde

Polls show November elections in the US shaping up to be a rematch between Trump and President Joe Biden, who defeated him in a bitterly fought 2020 contest

Updated On: 12 Jan 2024 | 7:44 AM IST

Recovery prospects for economy fragile owing to Russia's war: ECB chief

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde on Friday said that recovery prospects for global economy remain fragile amid continued uncertainty, fuelled by Russia's unjustified war against Ukraine

Updated On: 14 Apr 2023 | 9:39 PM IST

ECB Prez Lagarde leads a chorus warning that inflation has to be anchored

Policymakers cautioned that hopes for a quick cooling in inflation pressures next year may prove premature

Updated On: 02 Dec 2022 | 1:18 PM IST

'Risk of recession' increased, expect to raise rates more: ECB's Lagarde

Lagarde said that the "risk of a recession" has increased, but that a downturn on its own won't be sufficient to tame soaring prices

Updated On: 18 Nov 2022 | 10:48 PM IST

Lagarde says removing stimulus 'not enough', ECB may raise rates further

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned on Friday that the bank may have to raise interest rates beyond merely withdrawing stimulus and into territory that could restrain growth as the bank fights to control record inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro. We expect to raise rates further, and withdrawing accommodation may not be enough," Lagarde said in a speech at a banking forum in Frankfurt, Germany. She said the bank intended to bring inflation down in a timely manner and that how far we need to go, and how fast, will be determined by the inflation outlook. The ECB has raised rates at the fastest pace in its history to combat inflation that hit 10.7 per cent in the eurozone in October, the highest since statistics started being kept in 1997 and far above the bank's goal of 2 per cent. Inflation has been fed by high natural gas prices caused by Russia's cutbacks in gas supply during the war in Ukraine and by bottlenecks in supplies of parts and raw ...

Updated On: 18 Nov 2022 | 8:22 PM IST

European Central Bank set to hike rates for the first time in 11 years

That outlook is getting murkier by the day because inflation is still accelerating and growth slowing sharply

Updated On: 18 Jul 2022 | 10:33 PM IST

Euro below $1.06 as Christine Lagarde keeps July policy options open

Oil prices are up 10% in barely a week on supply constraint concerns with Brent crude holding above $117, pushing the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar up 0.3% and 0.4% respectively

Updated On: 29 Jun 2022 | 1:53 AM IST

Dollar up, euro down as ECB's Lagarde keeps July policy options open

The ECB is widely expected to follow its global peers by raising interest rates in July to try to check soaring inflation though economists are divided on the magnitude of any rate hike.

Updated On: 28 Jun 2022 | 9:19 PM IST

ECB ready to 'stamp out' surging inflation with rate hike in July, Sept

With new inflation figures due out Friday, Lagarde said the bank is using the dual approach to be able to respond to economic uncertainty.

Updated On: 28 Jun 2022 | 5:25 PM IST

Euro holds below $1.06 as ECB's Lagarde sticks to policy outlook script

Oil prices are up 10% in barely a week on supply constraint concerns with Brent crude holding near $117 levels pushing Canadian and Australian dollar up 0.3% and 0.4% respectively versus the greenback

Updated On: 28 Jun 2022 | 4:50 PM IST

Europe's central bank to hike rates in July to tame prices, 1st in 11 years

The bank is making a sharp turn from supporting the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic to squelching inflation that has hit record levels in the 19 countries that use the euro.

Updated On: 09 Jun 2022 | 6:15 PM IST

Amid inflation, ECB cements July liftoff with bond-buying to end in 3 weeks

The European Central Bank confirms its intention to hike interest rates at its policy meeting next month and downgraded its growth forecasts

Updated On: 09 Jun 2022 | 5:46 PM IST

Traders brace for euro's decisive moment at ECB's policy meeting

A decidedly hawkish pivot could help convince bears that policy makers are determined to tighten financial conditions despite the headwinds

Updated On: 08 Jun 2022 | 9:21 PM IST

WEF 2022: 'New dawn' for Europe as Russia-Ukraine conflict strengthens EU

World Economic Forum (WEF) 2022: ECB President Christine Lagarde said the Ukraine war has revealed how powerful Europe is collectively

Updated On: 26 May 2022 | 10:38 AM IST

Bruised dollar hits 1-month low; Lagarde's negative rate hint boosts euro

Against a basket of its rivals, the dollar fell 0.3% to 101.79, its lowest level since April 26

Updated On: 24 May 2022 | 5:58 PM IST