Central Banks

ECB’s Schnabel Says Inflation Data Makes Rate Hike Unlikely

  • ‘We must not declare victory over inflation prematurely’
  • Executive board member comments in Reuters interview
Isabel SchnabelPhotographer: Ben Kilb/Bloomberg
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Another European Central Bank hike in borrowing costs probably won’t happen in light of last week’s consumer-price data, according to Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel.

“The most recent inflation number has made a further rate increase rather unlikely,” she said in an interview with Reuters that was transcribed on the ECB’s website.