ECB’s Panetta: Central bank should not unconditionally pre-commit to future policy moves
|“European Central Bank (ECB) should not unconditionally pre-commit to future policy moves,” the central bank’s executive board member Fabio Panetta said on Thursday.
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“Extent and duration of monetary policy restriction matters now that rates are in the restrictive territory.”
“Headline inflation may fall below 3% towards the end of the year.”
“Core inflation cannot turn on a dime, will eventually follow headline inflation.”
“Wages are an upside risk, accelerating wage growth raises the specter of wage-price spiral.”
“Small ECB hikes can ensure better calibration.”
“ECB no longer needs to overweight upside risks.”
“The ECB must now consider the risk of over-tightening.”
“No convincing signs of CPI expectations deanchoring.”
“I am anxiously optimistic on the inflation outlook.”
“We are seeing different conditions in financial markets than were feared just a few months ago.”
Market reaction
The above comments fail to have any impact on the Euro, as EUR/USD continues to consolidate gains just above the 1.0700 level.
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