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Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held on Wednesday and Thursday, 18-19 March 2026
Ms Schnabel started her presentation by noting that the period after the Governing Council’s previous monetary policy meeting on 4-5 February 2026 could be divided into two distinct phases. In the first phase, up to the start of the war in the Middle East, the low-volatility and strong risk appetite environment had remained in place. In the second phase, when energy prices had surged in response to the war, volatility had increased in equity markets and especially in bond markets, and there had been sell-offs in both risk asset markets and bond markets. Brent crude oil prices had surged above USD 100 per barrel to ... (full story)
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ECB ACCOUNTS: RISK OF UNDERSHOOTING THE TARGET HAD DISAPPEARED FOR THE TIME BEING ...
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ECB ACCOUNTS: THE STARTING POSITION FOR INFLATION WAS MUCH MORE FAVOURABLE NOW THAN IT HAD BEEN IN 2022
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ECB PUBLISHES ACCOUNT OF MARCH 18-19 POLICY MEETING:
— Mario Cavaggioni (@CavaggioniMario) April 16, 2026
*ECB OFFICIALS SAW WEAKER EURO AS UPSIDE RISK TO INFLATION
*ECB OFFICIALS: WAR FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED INFLATION OUTLOOK
*ECB OFFICIALS SAW ENERGY DISRUPTION POTENTIALLY LASTING MONTHS
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