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By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kažimír’s effort to evade prosecution for bribery hit a snag on Friday as a Slovak judge found grounds on which to reject his legal team’s claim that the statute of limitations prohibited the continuation of the case.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said on Friday that US tariffs had so far been disinflationary in the euro area.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane said on Thursday that the ECB would not pre-commit to automatic 25bp interest-rate cuts.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said on Thursday that the current environment suggested that a new round of projections was necessary in order to take further monetary policy decisions.
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said on Thursday that it was not yet clear in which direction the ECB should move its monetary policy.
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn on Thursday said that the ECB should cut rates in June if the latest projections showed the inflation target being reached.
By David Barwick – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus on Thursday criticised excessive reliance on economic models for monetary policymaking.
By Marta Vilar – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip Lane said on Thursday that only when the ECB has run out of space using its policy rates should it use its other tools .
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said on Wednesday that inflation in the euro area would reach 2% over the course of 2025, despite the high uncertainty.
By Marta Vilar – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot on Wednesday expressed support for leaving interest rates at a neutral level.