The ECB President will address the press on Thursday at 2.30 p.m.
(Photo: imago images/Frank Ossenbrink)
Frankfurt The US Federal Reserve has already submitted. Last week she announced a first interest rate hike for March. In doing so, she has once again increased the pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) before its Council meeting this Thursday.
The debate about the course of the central bank is also fueled by the surprisingly high inflation figures in the euro zone. In January, inflation rose to 5.1 percent, while economists had expected a decline from 5.0 percent to 4.4 percent. In the meantime, the interpretation that high inflation is a temporary phenomenon is also being questioned internally in the central bank’s management circles. This should also be evident at the current meeting.
These three points are important at today’s ECB meeting:
1. What does Christine Lagarde say about inflation?
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