• ECB’s Lane: Inflation to fall below the central bank’s target of 2% in the coming years

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11 tháng 1 2022

ECB’s Lane: Inflation to fall below the central bank’s target of 2% in the coming years

“Inflation will fall this year,” the European Central Bank (ECB) Phillip Lane said in an interview on Tuesday.

Additional quotes

“Will fall below ECB’s target of 2% in 2023 and 2024.”

“Does not see behavior that would suggest inflation will remain above ECB’s target in the medium term.”

The annualized Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by 5.0% in December, surprising markets to the upside while a tad higher from the previous jump of 4.9%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Tuesday. 

Market reaction

EUR/USD stays unfazed by these comments, currently trading at 1.1342, up 0.15% on the day.

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