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ECB would need April hike if price outlook sours, Nagel says

Governing Council member Joachim Nagel says a more restrictive monetary-policy stance would probably be necessary

Various central banks, including the US Federal Reserve, have opted to keep interest rates steady.

Central banks stand ready to tackle war-led inflation

[LONDON] Top central banks said on Thursday they stood ready to tackle any surge in inflation with tighter policy, as an escalation in the Iran war put the Middle East’s vital energy infrastructure in...

Financial markets now expect eurozone inflation to climb close to 4 per cent over the next year, then take years to return to the ECB’s 2 per cent target.

ECB keeps rates on hold as Iran war clouds outlook

It’s monitoring the war and its impact on inflation, both including and excluding energy prices, and growth

ECB officials recognise that the progress they have made to restore price stability after eurozone inflation shot past 10 per cent four years ago is in jeopardy.

ECB rate hike potentially closer than thought on Iran war: Governing Council member

Investors bet there is a 60% chance of an increase by June, with a 35% chance of another by end-2026

ECB President Christine Lagarde said Europe has a greater capacity to absorb the current shock than in 2022 but noted the level of uncertainty and volatility is also greater.

Lagarde says ECB will do everything to keep inflation in check during Middle East war

[PARIS] The European Central Bank will do everything to keep inflation under control, despite the current surge in energy prices, its President Christine Lagarde told France 2 television on Tuesday.

Questions over Lagarde’s future are swirling after a report that she’ll step aside before French elections so President Emmanuel Macron can help find her replacement.

Economists expect Lagarde to exit early, handing ECB job to Knot

More than half of respondents expect the Frenchwoman to step down this year

ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks during the National Association of Business Economics economic policy conference in Washington, DC, Feb 23, 2026.

ECB‘s Lagarde sticks with ‘good place’ mantra

[FRANKFURT] Euro zone inflation and the European Central Bank’s interest rate policy remain in a “good place,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday, repeating her long standing guidance, whi...

The European Central Bank is running workshops to identify how banks are using generative AI.

ECB steps up scrutiny of European banks’ AI industry exposure

The central bank is quizzing some banks about their lending to data centres

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde's position has been under scrutiny after it was reported that she planned to step down before next spring’s French presidential election.

ECB’s Lagarde receives 140,000 euros from Bank for International Settlements

This comes despite the central bank’s ban on third-party payments to staff

JPMorgan said it has acknowledged the fine and has remedied the issue.

ECB fines JPMorgan’s European arm 12.2 million euros for misreporting capital requirements

[FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank fined JPMorgan’s European arm 12.18 million euros (S$18.2 million) for misreporting capital requirements after it wrongly calculated risk-weighted assets, the ECB...