Economics

ECB’s Lagarde Sees Inflation Below 2% Target in Medium Term

  • Risks of rising wages and second-round effects are ‘limited’
  • ECB president addresses European Parliament lawmakers
Christine LagardePhotographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde doubled down on her assessment that euro-area inflation will ease as economies rebound, falling back below the 2% target in the medium term.