ECB’s Kazimir Hopes Last Week’s Interest-Rate Hike Was the Last

European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kazimir said September’s interest-rate increase may be the final one in this cycle, though he “can’t rule out the possibility” of others.

Officials must continue to evaluate inflation and economic-growth data over the coming months, the Slovak central bank chief said Monday in a statement. Only the ECB’s March forecasts can confirm that inflation is heading “unequivocally and steadily” toward the 2% goal, he said.