- ECB’s Elderson: We must reduce the very high rate of inflation
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30 março 2023
ECB’s Elderson: We must reduce the very high rate of inflation
Frank Elderson, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the central bank, said in a media interview on Thursday, “we must reduce the very high rate of inflation.”
Additional quotes
“The rate increase decision made in March was robust."
“We are not pre-empting future decisions.”
“The ECB will reduce its bond holdings in a balanced manner.”
His comments come just ahead of the release of the flash estimate of the Spanish inflation data.
Also read: Euro area HICP Preview: Peak inflation or base effects? No trade-off for ECB (for now)
Market reaction
EUR/USD is holding steady just below 1.0850 on the above comments, awaiting the critical inflation readings from the euro area economies.
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