Monetary Policy
ECB officials deliver speeches on monetary policy outlook
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European Central Bank executives gave key speeches in late September 2025, addressing inflation trends and economic stability in the euro area. The addresses highlighted ongoing challenges in balancing growth and price stability amid global uncertainties.
ECB president delivers statement on euro area economy at IMFC meeting
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, presented a statement at the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting on October 17, 2025, highlighting subdued but steady global economic activity amid trade headwinds. She noted the ECB's unchanged key interest rates and projections for moderate growth and inflation in the euro area. The outlook emphasizes resilience in services and labor markets, balanced against geopolitical and trade uncertainties.
Lagarde addresses euro's international role at EU parliament hearing
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde spoke before the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on October 6, 2025, highlighting the euro area's economic resilience amid global uncertainties. She outlined growth and inflation projections while emphasizing the need to strengthen the euro's global standing. Lagarde called for reforms to enhance Europe's economic foundations and geopolitical position.
ECB officials outline inflation and growth outlook
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On October 3, 2025, Isabel Schnabel and Philip Lane, senior European Central Bank executives, delivered speeches addressing inflation trends and economic projections for the euro area. They emphasized a data-dependent monetary policy amid ongoing uncertainties.
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Philip Lane details ECB monetary policy in Frankfurt speech
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Philip R. Lane, ECB Executive Board member, delivered a keynote speech on October 6, 2025, in Frankfurt am Main, outlining the ECB's monetary policy strategy and current inflation outlook. He emphasized the symmetric 2% inflation target over the medium term and a flexible, data-dependent approach to future decisions. The speech highlighted projections showing inflation stabilizing near the target amid ongoing disinflation.