Christine Lagarde
Cracks open in ECB’s governing council
Italian governor warns against excessive tightening as Bundesbank president insists rates must be higher
Italian and Portuguese leaders criticise ECB policy
Right-wing Meloni and centre-left Costa both sound warning notes on rates
Riksbank raises rates and signals further tightening
Swedish central bank accelerates government bond sales and is looking to hedge currency risk
Policy has not been tight long enough – governors
Hot labour markets boost wages and core inflation, making inflation persistent
ECB ‘cannot declare victory yet’ over inflation – Lagarde
President stresses rates will need to be higher for longer to defeat persistent inflation
Higher or longer? That is the ECB’s question
Speeches by Bundesbank president and Banque de France governor stake out divergent positions on ECB governing council
ECB raises rates again and signals more tightening
Tight labour market and core inflation surprises have driven forecasts higher, Lagarde says
ECB enters new phase in fight against inflation
Central bank faces stronger trade-offs as economy weakens and it approaches terminal rate
Lagarde warns against excessive tightening
Eurozone inflation declined sharply in May from 7% to 6.1% and core inflation declined to 5.3%
Governors weigh trade-offs between inflation and financial stability
Officials stress central bank independence is key to addressing these risks
ECB to review staff wages after union protest
Central bank will formally review pay after works council rejects below-inflation rise
ECB slows down tightening with 25bp rate increase
Lagarde insists the governing council is “not pausing” its tightening cycle
Lagarde warns fragmented world could be inflationary
“Multipolarity” could also raise global co-ordination challenges, ECB president says
ECB has completed most of its rate hiking, says Villeroy de Galhau
Banque de France governor rejects trade-off between price and financial stability
Eurozone faces risk of entrenched inflation – Villeroy de Galhau
Banque de France governor says higher core inflation indicates widespread pressures
A troubling trilemma
Central banks need to tread a fine line as they serve as the economy’s police, fire brigade and paramedics
Lagarde lays out ECB’s data-dependent rate path
ECB president stresses bringing inflation to target is “non-negotiable”
ECB continues tightening despite financial risks
Lagarde says there are no trade-offs between financial stability and inflation
Inflation in Baltics set to remain highest in euro area
Charts highlight divergence between eurozone members
ECB increases rates by 50bp
Central bank will scale back APP reinvestments as Eurosystem staff raise inflation forecast
The ECB’s collateral conundrum
A lack of high-quality collateral in the eurozone has resulted in money market rates lagging ECB policy rates
Eurozone inflation falls for first time in 17 months, estimates say
Eurostat figures show inflation dropping in most countries, including Germany
Knot and Schnabel strike hawkish tone on ECB policy
Portuguese governor calls for end to 75bp hikes; Lagarde says inflation may still rise
ECB eases securities lending limits to address collateral shortage
Governing council aims to provide “backstop for the euro area repo markets”