Central Banks
Lagarde Says ECB Doesn’t Need Services Inflation at 2%
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The European Central Bank doesn’t need services inflation — a key focus as policymakers determine how much to lower interest rates — to slow to the 2% target, according to President Christine Lagarde.
“Obviously, we don’t need to have services at 2% because manufacturing goods are below 2% and at the end of the day it’s going to be a balance between goods and services,” she told a panel Tuesday in Sintra, Portugal.