May 19th, 2026

ECB May Act As Iran Shock Persists

The European Central Bank may have to respond to the economic challenges arising from the conflict in the Middle East, according to Governing Council members Joachim Nagel and Francois Villeroy de Galhau, who spoke jointly to BTV’s Oliver Crook on the sidelines of the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Paris on Tuesday.

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