Lagarde: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Ordinary meeting

U.S. import prices recorded no change in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 0.1-percent advance in August. Higher prices for nonfuel ...

It is a pleasure to address this Committee for the fourth time this year. Recent years have witnessed profound technological, geopolitical, and structural changes which continue to redefine our economic landscape. These shifts underscore not just the importance of improving Europe’s resilience and competitiveness, but also the imperative to build lasting internal economic strength. In our previous hearings, we examined this shifting global environment and its implications for the European economy. Today, I will focus my remarks on the instruments in our toolkit, in line with the topic you have selected for this hearing. Before turning to these tools, let me first outline our assessment of the euro area economy and our current monetary policy stance. ECB's Lagarde: We expect inflation to stay around our 2% target in the coming months ECB's President Lagarde: Outlook is more balanced, but uncertainty remains LAGARDE SAYS RISKS TO OUTLOOK CONTINUE TO BE TWO-SIDED

Industrial production in the United States increased by 0.1% in September compared to August, according to a report by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors published on ...