By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Tuesday reiterated his preference for future rate cuts to be subject to ‘pragmatic gradualism’, whilst defending the timing of last week’s 25bp rate cut as appropriate.
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By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – The European Central Bank is not committing to a pre-determined rate path, ECB Governing Council member Olli Rehn said Tuesday.
11 June 2024 Central Bank News
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Decisions about future rate cuts should be made in line with ‘pragmatic gradualism’, European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said Tuesday.
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By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – More interest rate cuts can be expected as long as inflation continues to descend towards target, European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said Tuesday.
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By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – More than anything else, Tuesday’s interview of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde with various European newspapers was an answer to the question, ‘How do you say Holzmann was right without saying Holzmann was right?’
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By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Tuesday said the ECB could put its monetary policy easing on pause for more than one Governing Council meeting.
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By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kažimír on Monday said that he was now waiting to see how the data looked in September before acting again and that there was no hurry about monetary policy easing.
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By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel on Monday said that there was no inevitability about the next ECB interest rate cut, but that rather, its proper timing was still something policymakers needed to determine.
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By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – It is too early to make definitive statements about future rate cuts, as these will depend on the inflation and economic outlook, European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said Monday.
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By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank Governing Council’s decision to cut rates last Thursday also reflected the sentiment that it had left itself little choice, Council member Robert Holzmann said Saturday.
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By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Friday said that within the limits of its mandate, the ECB would work on climate change-related issues.
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By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mário Centeno on Friday said that the Council was more confident about inflation converging to target but would remain prudent in its decisions.
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By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Friday said that the ECB would decide on further interest rate cuts according to the inflation outlook.
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By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 5 June 2024 with Kaspars Āboliņš, Director of the Latvian State Treasury:
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By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Latvia is planning to fund itself on capital markets for the rest of 2024,while maintaining flexibility, according to Kaspars Āboliņš, Director of the Latvian State Treasury.
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By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus on Friday said that it would be possible for the ECB to cut interest rates again this year.
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By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Friday said that the ECB must not pre-commit to a specific interest rate path, as there was still uncertainty about the future of inflation.
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By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn on Friday said that the reduction in the ECB’s key interest rates would support the economic recovery.
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By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Further decisions on monetary policy would remain highly dependent on incoming data, European Central Bank Governing Council member Boštjan Vasle said Friday.
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By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Following the European Central Bank's first step in reducing interest rates, additional cuts should be gradual and according to a data-dependent approach, ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said Friday.
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