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ECB’s Centeno: Every meeting is open for us to make a decision

European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Mario Centeno said on Tuesday that “every meeting is open for us to make a decision.”

Further comments

As confidence builds, ECB can look at every meeting in making a decision.

There is confidence that inflation will hit 2% target next year.

Our baseline projections have proved to be quite solid.

We must be prudent on rates.

Still hesitant on growth assessment.

Monetary policy must aid with economic recovery.

Market reaction

EUR/USD is consolidating the latest leg lower to near 1.0710, losing 0.20% on the day, as of writing.

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Dhwani Mehta

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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