Comments from ECB's Mersch

  • Says it is too early to judge whether these will be lasting changes to the trajectory that the European Central Bank expected inflation to follow
  • Says should more monetary policy impulse become necessary, the EBC is determined to use all available instruments to achieve its mandate over the medium term
  • Says ECB does not see potential risks to financial stability materialising

via Reuters

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Yves Mersch, is a member of the ECB's Executive Board

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More (via Bloomberg):

  • ECB to monitor falling oil impact on price stability
  • Policy continues to have favourable impact on costs
  • Economy of euro area more resistant to shocks
  • ECB will not hesitate to act if inflation outlook weakens

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Reuters recap here