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Lagarde Says ECB Likely to Exit Negative Rates by End of September

  • Net bond buying set to end ‘very early’ in third quarter
  • Lagarde stresses that policy normalization will be gradual
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The European Central Bank is likely to start raising interest rates in July and exit sub-zero territory by the end of September, President Christine Lagarde said.