Central Banks

ECB Could Hike Again Even After a Pause, Lagarde Tells Le Figaro

September meeting could see rate increase or a hold, she says
Second-quarter GDP data so far are ‘quite encouraging’

Christine Lagarde
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By Zoe Schneeweiss

July 30, 2023 at 4:18 PM UTC

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Any pause at an European Central Bank monetary-policy meeting could be followed by another increase in interest rates, according to President Christine Lagarde.