Euro falls as ECB hike bets take hit on inflation, policymaker comments By Reuters

© Reuters. U.S. Dollar and Euro banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The euro fell on Thursday as traders trimmed bets on a rate hike from the European Central Bank in September after comments from influential German policymaker Isabel Schnabel and a moderation

Retreats from 15-year high below 160.00 ahead of Eurozone inflation

Share: EUR/JPY takes offers to refresh intraday high while reversing from multi-year high. Nine-week-old ascending resistance line restricts immediate upside amid sluggish MACD. Convergence of 10-DMA, monthly support line joins upbeat RSI to keep buyers hopeful. Upbeat Eurozone CPI, HICP data for August can bolster hawkish bias about ECB and restore upside. EUR/JPY

Need to set interest rates sufficiently restrictive for as long as necessary

Share: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde spoke at the Jackson Hole Symposium. In her speech, she mentioned that the fight against inflation “is not yet won.” She emphasized the importance of central banks providing a nominal anchor for the economy and ensuring price stability. Lagarde stated that this entails setting interest rates

Critical inflation expectations remain anchored at 2%

Share: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde stated on Friday that critical inflation expectations remain anchored at 2%. She emphasized the importance of these expectations and expressed confidence that inflation numbers would look different by the end of the current year. During an interview with Bloomberg TV, Lagarde mentioned that they would

Newsquawk Week Ahead: US ISM, PCE and NFP, EZ CPI, ECB Minutes and Chinese PMIs

Mon: Australian Retail Sales (Jul) Tue: NBH Announcement, German GfK Consumer Sentiment (Sep), US CaseShiller (Jun) and JOLTS (Jul) Wed: Australian CPI (Jul), Spanish Flash CPI (Aug), EZ Sentiment Survey (Aug), US GDP 2nd Estimate (Q2), US ADP National Employment (Aug) Thu: ECB Minutes, Japanese Retail Sales (Jul), Chinese Official PMI (Aug), German Retail Sales

ECB Pause More Likely – Eyes on Lagarde

Inflation is coming down on both sides of the channel, but while headline rates are dropping thanks to base effects, services price inflation in particular looks sticky. In Europe, the August flash HCOB PMI reports were a huge negative surprise, with the plunge in services confidence seemingly destroying the hope that strong domestic demand will

ECB, Fed in Focus Ahead of Jackson Hole, PCE & NFP Next

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