Eurostat's flash estimate put euro area inflation at 2.1% in October, down from 2.2% in September and close to the ECB's 2% target. Core inflation held at 2.4%, above forecasts.
Lagarde said progress was welcome but flagged wage and global risks.
Sticky core inflation reduces the chance of near-term ECB cuts, which supports the euro and slightly lowers the cost of dollar-priced imports for European feed buyers.
After 129 past neutral macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (45% higher; middle half -0.5% to +0.5%), and +0.1% over 20.
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