‘We are not Fed-dependent,’ ECB chief says on rate cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde suggested on Tuesday that the regulator could lower interest rates before a similar move by the US Federal Reserve, saying “we are not Fed-dependent.” Speaking in Washington on the sidelines of spring meetings at the International Monetary Fund, Lagarde said Europe was seeing a “disinflationary process” ― […]

‘We are not Fed-dependent,’ ECB chief says on rate cuts

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WASHINGTON, D.C.: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde suggested on Tuesday that the regulator could lower interest rates before a similar move by the US Federal Reserve, saying “we are not Fed-dependent.”

Speaking in Washington on the sidelines of spring meetings at the International Monetary Fund, Lagarde said Europe was seeing a “disinflationary process” ― with observers betting on the first rate cut to take place in June.

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