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 think.ing.com|Jul 16, 2026Just weeks ago, the 23 July ECB meeting looked like a formality — the last stop before summer break, the one meeting no one would have missed had it been cancelled at the last minute. However, the new escalation in the Middle East and the renewed rise in energy prices have changed the picture once again. Instead of gradually transitioning into summer vacation mode and postponing any rate decision until after the summer, some ECB officials might actually be inclined to push more forcefully for another rate hike. Since the 11 June ...
From media.rabobank.com|Jun 11, 2026The 25bp rate hike was pretty much a done deal prior to the meeting. So, the main question we, markets, and reporters had for Lagarde today was: “What’s next?” The ECB president did not answer that question explicitly, but that was to be expected. On balance, the statement was neutral. The ECB’s new “robustness check” supports our call for a follow-up hike in September. Lagarde emphasised that this 25bp rate hike was robust across multiple scenarios. Her comments suggest that some further tightening may be forthcoming, but the ECB ...
From finance.yahoo.com|Jun 11, 2026|2 commentsThe European Central Bank on Thursday became the first major central bank to raise interest rates in response to the Iran war as policymakers around the world including new U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh wrestle with how to confront the inflation fed by sharply higher oil prices. The ECB’s rate-setting council raised its benchmark rate to 2.25% from 2%, where it had been for a year. The move comes ahead of rate-setting meetings next week at the Fed, the Bank of Japan, and the Bank of England. Oil prices have risen sharply due ...
From @FirstSquawk|Jun 11, 2026LAGARDE: TODAY'S DECISION NOT A FORCEFUL" ONE ECB'S LAGARDE: 25 BPS HIKE IS A SIGNAL AND IS NECESSARY ECB's Lagarde: We have not discussed the neutral rate ECB's Lagarde: We Are Beginning To See Broadening Of Inflation. We Will Be Extremely Attentive ECB President Lagarde (Q&A) states the main risk today would be to not take this sort of decision
From @FirstSquawk|Jun 11, 2026LAGARDE: DECISION WAS UNANIMOUS ECB's President Lagarde: There will be no pre-set rate path ECB's Lagarde: Discussion was not at all about insurance hike ECB's President Lagarde: Indirect cost of Iran war also showing up. ECB's Lagarde: If we were not taking this very obvious monetary policy decision, we'd be north of our target at the end of the projection horizon
From ecb.europa.eu|Jun 11, 2026|1 commentGood afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference. The Governing Council is committed to setting monetary policy to ensure that inflation stabilises at our two per cent target in the medium term. In line with this commitment, we today decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points. The war in the Middle East is generating inflation pressures, and the decision to raise rates is robust across a range of scenarios mapping out how the shock might evolve and affect the medium-term outlook for the euro area. In the baseline of the new Eurosystem staff projections, headline inflation is expected to average 3.0 per cent in 2026, 2.3 per cent in 2027 and 2.0 per cent in 2028. For inflation excluding energy and food, the baseline foresees an average of 2.5 per cent in 2026 and 2027 and 2.2 per cent in 2028. Compared with March, staff have revised up their baseline projection for inflation in 2026 and 2027 owing to a higher path for energy prices, which, to some extent, is expected to feed into food, goods and services inflation. The baseline sees economic growth at an average of 0.8 per cent in 2026, 1.2 per cent in 2027 and 1.5 per cent in 2028. This is a downward revision for 2026 and 2027, reflecting a more pronounced impact of the war on commodity markets, real incomes and confidence. The outlook remains unce ECB's President Lagarde: Risks to inflation outlook are to the upside. LAGARDE: FINANCIAL CONDITIONS TIGHTER THAN BEFORE WAR ECB's Pres Lagarde: Wage Trackers Continue to indicate easing labour costs In 2026 - Some Indicators Of Underlying Inflation Have Already Been Driven Higher By Energy Shock - Most Measures Of Longer-Term Expectations Stand At Around 2%
From ecb.europa.eu|Jun 11, 2026ECB 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 Thursday, 11 June 2026 at 14:45 CEST in Frankfurt am Main.
From marctomarket.com|Jun 6, 2026|3 commentsThe war in the Middle East continues to disrupt flows from the region and helps shape risk appetites. After falling by almost 14% in the last two weeks of May, July WTI rose about 4.5% last week as there seemed to be little progress toward a resolution. The odds that Strait of Hormuz on Polymarket seem more cautionary and stable than the vagaries of the capital market and oil futures. On that event cite, there is about 18% chance that the Strait is opened by the end of June and about 36% it is opened by the end of next month. ...
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