Central Banks
ECB’s Knot Is Optimistic on Outlook for Euro-Zone Economy
- Dutch official sees consumers firing a recovery in growth
- Policymakers are set to cut rates again at December’s meeting
Klaas Knot
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European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said he’s upbeat on the prospects for the region’s economy as inflation moderates and borrowing costs fall.
The recent period of sluggish growth was due to monetary-policy tightening aimed at wresting back control over consumer prices, the Dutch official said Thursday. He described rising confidence that inflation will sustainably meet the 2% target.