EZ ECB Press Conference
It's the primary method the ECB uses to communicate with investors regarding monetary policy. It covers in detail the factors that affected the most recent interest rate and other policy decisions, such as the overall economic outlook and inflation. Most importantly, it provides clues regarding future monetary policy;
The press conference is about an hour long and has 2 parts - first a prepared statement is read, then the conference is open to press questions. The questions often lead to unscripted answers that create heavy market volatility. The press conference is webcasted on the ECB website with a slight delay from real-time. Source changed release frequency from monthly to eight times per year as of Jan 2015;
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From @DeItaone|Oct 17, 2024|3 commentspost: LAGARDE: WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT SOFT LANDING post:
LAGARDE: **CONCERNED ABOUT GROWTH **NO QUESTION THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY RESTRICTIVE **NO QUESTION THAT WE'RE NOT YET AT 2% TARGET IN TIMELY MANNER post: ECB’s Lagarde: ECB Has Not Reached 2% Medium-Term Target Yet - Must Be ‘Nimble, Attentive’ To Incoming Data
From @LiveSquawk|Oct 17, 2024post: ECB’s Lagarde: Incoming Data Suggest That Activity Is Weaker Than Expected - Investment Expanding Only Slowly - Households Consumed Less Than Expected - Recent Surveys Point To Gradual Recovery In Household Spending - Labour Market Resilient post:
*LAGARDE: MOST UNDERLYING INFLATION MEASURES DROPPED OR HELD - BBG *LAGARDE: DOMESTIC INFLATION STILL STRONG *LAGARDE: INFLATION TO RISE IN COMING MONTHS *LAGARDE: INFLATION TO DROP TO TARGET IN COURSE OF NEXT YEAR post: LAGARDE: RECENT SURVEYS POINT TO GRADUAL RECOVERY IN HOUSEHOLD SPENDING || LABOUR MARKET RESILIENT || FURTHER MODERATION IN DEMAND FOR LABOUR || SURVEYS SUGGEST SLOWING EMPOLYEMNT GROWTH || ECONOMY TO STRENGTHEN OVER TIME post: LAGARDE: **ANY ADDITIONAL TRADE BARRIERS A DOWNSIDE FOR EUROPE **DECISION WAS UNANIMOUS **PROBABLY MORE DOWNSIDE THAN UPSIDE RISKS TO INFLATION post: LAGARDE: PROBABLY MORE DOWNSIDE THAN UPSIDE RISKS TO INFLATION
From ecb.europa.eu|Oct 17, 2024ECB President Christine Lagarde explains the Governing Council's monetary policy decisions and will answer questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference to be held on 17 October 2024 at 14:45 CET in Ljubljana.
- From @financialjuice|Sep 12, 2024
post: ECB'S PRESIDENT LAGARDE: THE DECISION WAS UNANIMOUS. post: ECB LAGARDE: WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY RESTRICTIVE FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED post: ECB's Lagarde: Will Know Better Where R* Is As We Get Closer, Not Endorsing Staff Paper's Estimate Of R*
From @financialjuice|Sep 12, 2024|3 commentspost: ECB'S PRESIDENT LAGARDE: BASED ON SURVEYS, RECOVERY IS FACING HEADWINDS. post: ECB'S LAGARDE: BASED ON SURVEYS, RECOVERY FACING HEADWINDS || SAYS RECOVERY TO STRENGTHEN ECB'S LAGARDE: FADING MONETARY POLICY RESTRICTION SHOULD SUPPORT ECON || SAYS LABOUR MARKET RESILIENT post: ECB’s Lagarde: Negotiated Wage Growth Will Remain High And Volatile For Rest Of 2024 - Overall Labour Cost Growth Moderating
From ecb.europa.eu|Sep 12, 2024|3 commentsECB President Christine Lagarde explains the Governing Council's monetary policy decisions and will answer questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference to be held on 12 September 2024 at 14:45 CET in Frankfurt am Main.
From think.ing.com|Jul 18, 2024The press conference following the ECB’s announcement to keep its policy interest rates unchanged confirms that, at least for now, the ECB has given up on forward guidance. And rightly so… A meeting-by-meeting approach It comes as no surprise that the European Central Bank kept its policy interest rates unchanged. There simply hasn't been a lot of important data releases since the ECB’s June meeting. If anything, the latest data has pointed to weaker growth and lower headline inflation but still sluggish core and services inflation. ...
From @LiveSquawk|Jul 18, 2024post: #ECB ’s Lagarde: Today’s Decision Was Unanimous; September Is ‘Wide Open’ - September Projections, Other Data To Be Taken Into Account $EURUSD post: MORE ECB'S LAGARDE: WE WILL BE LOOKING TO SEE WHETHER INCOMING DATA CONFIRMS THE PATH THAT WE ARE SEEING #europeancentralbank #ecb #interestrates #eurozone #inflation #monetarypolicy #christinelagarde post: MORE ECB'S LAGARDE: BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER WE WILL BE RECEIVING A LOT OF INFORMATION #europeancentralbank #ecb #interestrates #eurozone #inflation #monetarypolicy #christinelagarde post: MORE ECB'S LAGARDE: THERE WILL BE NO DISCUSSION OF CHANGING THE INFLATION TARGET ON MY WATCH #europeancentralbank #ecb #interestrates #eurozone #inflation #monetarypolicy #christinelagarde
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