Christine Lagarde
Sluggish eurozone economies will not welcome ECB’s interest rate rise
Weak consumer spending as, people – especially in Germany, the EU’s largest economy – put more into savings
Phillip Inman
14, Sep, 2023 @4:39 PM
ECB raises interest rates to highest level since euro launched
Central bank’s president hints this may be the peak for rates in drive to bring down stubborn inflation
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
14, Sep, 2023 @1:36 PM
Bank of England must ‘see job through’ on cost of living; eurozone inflation higher than expected – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as easing of chip shortage boosts British car manufacturing by a third
Jasper Jolly
31, Aug, 2023 @2:22 PM
If there’s such a thing as an inflation quota, has Britain already exceeded it? | Phillip Inman
According to some in the City, the UK will have to keep prices flat for the next seven years to make up for the last three. Really?
Phillip Inman
01, Jul, 2023 @4:00 PM
Corporate profits drove up prices last year, says ECB president
Christine Lagarde says without a shift in corporate behaviour, interest rates will need to stay higher for longer
Phillip Inman
27, Jun, 2023 @1:22 PM
European Central Bank chief suggests firms are engaging in ‘greedflation’
Comments by Christine Lagarde come after central bank raises interest rates for seventh time in succession
Richard Partington and Graeme Wearden
04, May, 2023 @2:16 PM
Eurozone interest rates must continue to rise, says European Central Bank
Decision about how to fight inflation follows increase by unprecedented 0.75 percentage points
Phillip Inman
09, Sep, 2022 @12:39 PM
Interest rates: three central banks facing one agonising decision | Larry Elliott
In the fight against inflation the ECB, Bank of England and Federal Reserve risk either doing too much too soon, or too little too late
Larry Elliott
21, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM
UK will face worse inflation than other major economies, says Bank governor
Andrew Bailey said inflation would persist for longer than previously expected as petrol prices soar
Richard Partington and Phillip Inman
29, Jun, 2022 @6:06 PM
Why is the ECB still fiddling over a potential eurozone crisis? | Nils Pratley
Christine Lagarde is failing to heed the lesson of the last decade: act quickly and act clearly
Nils Pratley
15, Jun, 2022 @6:09 PM
Inflation in eurozone soars to 4.9% – highest since euro was introduced
Some investors accuse European Central Bank to allow inflation to run out of control
Phillip Inman
01, Dec, 2021 @12:00 AM
Yes it’s expensive, but failing to meet climate challenge will cost a lot more | Larry Elliott
Cop26 breakthrough will require rich nations to finally make good on promise to help poorer ones
Larry Elliott
28, Oct, 2021 @11:05 PM
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