Measured ECB hikes to quell inflation remain appropriate, Lagarde says
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Global Market: ECB's Lagarde says eurozone inflation has yet to trigger second-round effects
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde highlighted rising Eurozone inflation linked to increased energy prices. While inflation is expected to approach 4%, second-round effects on wages remain unobserved. Lagarde emphasized that the ECB would maintain a cautious policy approach in response to these developments. The central bank is set to consider interest rate changes at upcoming meetings.
Lagarde argued that higher productivity via AI can reduce costs and price pressures, while the ECB tries to contain an inflation that returned to 3.2% in August.
Lagarde Advocates a Moderate ECB Response and Sees High Interest Rates Limiting Growth and Inflation
The energy shock must keep inflation high in the euro area, but there is still no sign that its effects are spreading across the economy, and therefore a moderate response from monetary policy is appropriate, said the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, before a committee in the European Parliament. Lagarde stressed that higher public debt yields must limit economic growth and inflation.
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