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ECB Nominee Lagarde Supports Push to Clarify Inflation Goal

Christine Lagarde on Sept. 4.Photographer: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images

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By Carolynn Look and Alexander Weber

September 4, 2019 at 10:08 AM UTC

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The European Central Bank’s president-to-be backed the idea of reviewing the institution’s price-stability target and how to communicate the institution’s intentions.