“To expect our policy rate to be around 2 per cent by (this) summer is a plausible scenario,” Villeroy told the World Economic Forum in Davos, arguing that 2 per cent was his estimate for the neutral ...

ECB meets on Jan. 30 and rate cut is seen a done deal Markets see 4 moves in 2025 Policymakers back gradual easing towards neutral policy ... developments were in line with projections but the ...

Lagarde suggested during the press conference that ECB staff saw the level of the neutral rate between 1.75% and 2.5%. As much as the ECB tries to rightly point the finger at governments to use ...

the head of the French Central bank said the ECB's 3% deposit rate could fall quickly since the bank was confident about getting inflation back to its 2% target. "To expect our policy rate to be ...

This is near the lower end of a range that ECB economists consider neutral, which is neither stimulating nor restraining the economy. Commenting on the question, Lagarde said the ECB was trying to ...

Inflation in the 20-nation euro zone eased over the course of last year towards the ECB's 2% target, but ticked higher to 2.4% in December from 2.2% in November, which Villeroy said was largely ...

“If the easing of inflation is confirmed in coming quarters as we forecast, it makes sense to go toward this neutral rate by next ... according to ECB estimates.” The remarks align Villeroy ...

ECB Should Keep Easing to Reach Neutral by Summer, Villeroy Says Estimates suggest neutral rate is on average close to 2% Inflation uptick won’t derail victory over inflation, he says ...