European Central Bank board member and Bank of Portugal Governor Mario Centeno, while speaking at a conference in Lisbon on Monday, said that “I don't like to talk about increases before (meetings)...(but) I think there are many conditions for the rates increase to be less than that number (75 bps)."

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"Rates in Europe continue to be roughly half those in the United States.”

“It is a good indicator of the difference between the two regions' economic fundamentals.”

“Call for restraint in wage increases and company margins as this "could help the ECB a lot in combating inflation.”

Market reaction

EUR/USD pair was last seen trading at 1.0260, adding 0.21% on a daily basis.