ECB's Bini Smaghi on economic forecasting

In the speech 'Economic forecasting and monetary policy' given on 8 December Lorenzo Bini Smaghi of the ECB hinted that further interest rate increases may be on the way for the euro zone.

Bini Smaghi compared last week's 25-basis-point interest rate rise with a vaccination aimed at keeping the ailment of inflation at bay.

"This is part of the treatment. Vaccination prevents fever, but has to take place at the right time," he said.

"It hasn't yet come to the full treatment of the vaccination to

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