Economics

Philip Lane Says ECB’s Focus Isn’t Whether to Hike, But How Quickly

  • Remarks follow record euro-area inflation reading of 7.5%
  • High inflation carries ‘its own risk of momentum,’ Lane says
ECB Focused on Scale, Timing of Normalization: Economist Lane
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The key question facing the European Central Bank isn’t whether it should raise interest rates from record lows, but how quickly it should do so, according to Chief Economist Philip Lane.