ECB President Christine Lagarde said eurozone inflation is likely to remain elevated over coming quarters and that significant changes would be needed to alter the outlook for a possible December rate increase. She said policymakers will assess detailed inflation and wage data after holding the deposit rate at 2.50% in late October.
Persistent energy-driven inflation could keep ECB rates higher, affecting euro-area borrowing and currency conditions. The article does not establish a clear direction for feed or agricultural commodity prices.
After 1,108 past macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -0.7% to +0.6%), and -0.3% over 20.
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