European Central Bank big guns Lagarde and Nagel speak Friday

[ad_1] A couple of European Central Bank superstars are on the speaker circuit on Friday, Lagarde and Nagel. 1230 GMT / 0730 US Eastern time: ‘Fireside chat’ between ECB President Christine Lagarde and Martin Wolf at Financial Times’ Global Boardroom 2023 in London, UK 1520 GMT / 1020 US Eastern time: Speech by Germany’s Bundesbank

Lagarde explains decision to leave interest rates unchanged in October

[ad_1] Share: Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB’s decision to leave the key interest rates unchanged in October and responds to questions from the press. ECB press conference key quotes “The economy is likely to remain weak for the rest of the year.” “The economy should strengthen

Lagarde: The ECB is watching oil for inflation risks

[ad_1] Geez, Janet Yellen is short The European Central Bank is eyeing energy prices and fallout from the Israel-Hamas conflict, President Christine Lagarde told euro-area finance ministers, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg. WTI crude oil is down 72-cents today to $86.97. It was around this time two years ago that

Lagarde: “Pretty confident” that by end-2023 inflation numbers will look different

[ad_1] Disinflation has to be ‘timely’ and ‘sustainable’ German growth not broken and demonstrating resilience Proximity to war in Ukraine part of the reason for differing economic paths for US and Europe Changing inflation target would be ‘deceptive’ and counter to anchoring expectations That’s a dovish headline from Lagarde, though hardly a signal about a

ECB Pause More Likely – Eyes on Lagarde

[ad_1] 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