Lagarde said at the January press conference that the economy likely stagnated in Q4 and that inflation is expected to ease further over 2024. She said it was premature to discuss rate cuts and that the ECB needed more progress on disinflation.
The ECB kept its key rates at 4.50%, 4.75% and 4.00%.
Guidance that cuts remain distant supports the euro and keeps European borrowing costs high, which affects currency conversion for feed importers. The comments confirm existing expectations rather than shifting them.
Na 129 eerdere neutraal macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Euro (USD per EUR) zich mediaan -0,1% over 5 sessies (45% hoger; middelste helft -0,5% tot +0,5%), en +0,1% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.