Central Banks
Lagarde Repeats ECB Is ‘Attentive’ on Yields Amid French Vote
- ‘The European Central Bank has to do what it has to do’
- ECB chief is reticent on political situation back home
Christine Lagarde speaks at the ECB Forum on Central Banking, Policy panel in Sintra, Portugal, on July 2, 2024
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Christine Lagarde repeated that the European Central Bank is “attentive” to the bond market, while declining to comment on the election fight dominating her home country of France.
Asked on a panel at her institution’s annual retreat in Portugal about whether policymakers can do much to prevent market fallout, the president quipped “thank you so much for your question” before reiterating language she previously used on the topic.