ECB monitors inflation pressures before considering rate hikes

9 articles · Updated · Devdiscourse · May 4

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the ECB discussed tightening after keeping rates unchanged and indicated policy could shift by June.
He said policymakers need evidence that price rises are spreading beyond energy into wages and that medium-term inflation expectations remain stable before raising borrowing costs.
Villeroy, nearing the end of his term, urged caution on monetary policy as the euro zone faces volatile economic conditions and persistent inflation risks.

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