Lagarde: we are still looking at soft landing

post: ECB’s Lagarde: Incoming Data Suggest That Activity Is Weaker Than Expected - Investment Expanding Only Slowly - Households Consumed Less Than Expected - Recent Surveys Point To Gradual Recovery In Household Spending - Labour Market Resilient post: *LAGARDE: MOST UNDERLYING INFLATION MEASURES DROPPED OR HELD - BBG *LAGARDE: DOMESTIC INFLATION STILL STRONG *LAGARDE: INFLATION TO RISE IN COMING MONTHS *LAGARDE: INFLATION TO DROP TO TARGET IN COURSE OF NEXT YEAR post: LAGARDE: RECENT SURVEYS POINT TO GRADUAL RECOVERY IN HOUSEHOLD SPENDING || LABOUR MARKET RESILIENT || FURTHER MODERATION IN DEMAND FOR LABOUR || SURVEYS SUGGEST SLOWING EMPOLYEMNT GROWTH || ECONOMY TO STRENGTHEN OVER TIME post: LAGARDE: **ANY ADDITIONAL TRADE BARRIERS A DOWNSIDE FOR EUROPE **DECISION WAS UNANIMOUS **PROBABLY MORE DOWNSIDE THAN UPSIDE RISKS TO INFLATION post: LAGARDE: PROBABLY MORE DOWNSIDE THAN UPSIDE RISKS TO INFLATION

Seasonally adjusted advance estimates of retail and food services sales in the United States observed a monthly increase of 0.4% to stand at $714.4 billion in September, the ...