Lagarde: The ECB is watching oil for inflation risks

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

Japan says watching FX moves with ‘high sense of urgency’ By Reuters

© Reuters. Japan’s new Chief of Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu announces new cabinet members at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday the government would continue to monitor currency moves with “a high sense of urgency”. He also