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.
Additional quotes
“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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Dhwani Mehta
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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.
