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ECB’s Kazaks Says Bigger Interest-Rate Cut Possible If Needed

Martins Kazaks

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European Central Bank Governing Council member Martins Kazaks said the size of interest-rate reductions could be increased should economic developments warrant it.

While the Latvian official sees a gradual, step-by-step approach as appropriate, he warned that shocks from geopolitics to wars could yet give inflation a “new impetus.”