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ECB President Christine Lagarde stated that interest rates are not on a linear downwards path and that policymakers could wait more than one meeting before cutting them again. Markets now expect little more than one rate cut over the four remaining policy meetings this year and between 3 and 4 …

The EUR/USD pair buoyed by hawkish ECB commentary bounces off 200-day EMA as Fed June rate hike expectations fade. The US trade deficit widens significantly to $-74.6B, driven by a decline in exports and a rise in imports. Rate hikes by BoC and RBA influence US Treasury bond yields, signaling …

According to Isabel Schnabel, ECB board member, the Eurozone’s underlying inflation is proving stubborn, increasing concerns that excruciatingly high price growth may become more enduring.Schnabel, on Wednesday, claimed that while a widening of corporate profit margins is also a primary cause of inflation, rapid nominal wage increases may be a …

ECB executive board member Isabel Schnabel issued some comments, Thursday, on the central bank’s monetary policy. Schnabel said “It is now becoming increasingly likely that, in the medium term, inflation will approach our 2% target from above, not below”. Additional QuotesReversing the current exceptional measures has the potential to mitigate …

European Central Bank executive board member Isabel Schnabel said on Tuesday, in an interview with the FT, that the bank must consider the “unprecedented” rise in house prices when it comes to assessing inflation and deciding on how fast monetary policy settings should be tightened. The FT framed her comments …

Isabel Schnabel, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), mentioned during a Twitter session of Q&A that rising interest rates would not lower energy prices. She added that if current inflation “threatens to lead to a de-anchoring of inflation expectations, we may still need to respond”. …

European shares settled at the open on Friday in light of weak trading during the Christmas holidays, after global stocks rose recently on indications that the mutated Omicron may not derail the recovery of the global economy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was stable by 0930 GMT, after rising nearly …

European stock indices lost their momentum to trade almost flat on Wednesday, as the global rebound of last session hesitates over uncertainty and fears about the surging infections with Omicron coronavirus variant.The US spending bill, and a worrying backdrop of rising inflation rates contributed to the performance of shares on …