Central Banks

ECB Mustn’t Rush Further Interest-Rate Cuts, Schnabel Says

  • ‘The fight against inflation has not yet been won,’ she says
  • German policymaker speaks at conference in Frankfurt

Isabel Schnabel

Photographer: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg
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The European Central Bank shouldn’t hurry to lower borrowing costs and go below the so-called neutral rate to stimulate the economy, according to Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel.

While disinflation remains well on track, “the fight against inflation has not yet been won,” she said on Wednesday in Frankfurt. “A gradual approach to removing policy restriction remains appropriate.”