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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 24ECB Says It Is Ready to Act on Inflation Near 3% as Markets Price 25-Point Hike
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 24Summary
- Inflation lingering around 3% leaves the ECB "well placed" to tighten further if needed, Governing Council member Martins Kazaks said.
- Kazaks called that pace "somewhat uncomfortable" and said any extra action would aim to bring price growth back to the central bank's target.
- Next month's decision remains open, he said, even as markets are all but certain the ECB will raise its deposit rate by another quarter point.
- That would add to the ECB's initial June increase, underscoring how officials are still signaling a readiness to keep fighting persistent inflation.
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With Eurozone inflation stubbornly near 3%, could the ECB's anticipated rate hikes trigger a recession before successfully taming prices? As inflation projections stretch into 2028, is the European Central Bank's traditional 2% target becoming an unrealistic anchor for modern policy?