ECB’s Lane: We are in a zone of normal central banking
|In an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine, Philip Lane, the chief economist of the European Central Bank (ECB), indicated that although the majority of factors suggested a continued decline in euro area inflation, there were also concerns, such as the possibility of unsuccessful European Union (EU)-US trade negotiations, that could lead to an increase in inflation.
Key Quotes
- ECB's task to bring inflation back to 2% is mostly completed.
- Services inflation is still too high. Inflation is to remain close to 2% in the coming months.
- The impact of tariffs may influence medium-term inflation.
- No one is talking about dramatic rate cuts. We are in a zone of normal central banking.
- We won't return to low pre-COVID inflation rates.
- Some spillover effects from high US rates in the medium term.
- We need to look at the impact of exchange-rate shifts.
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