Christine Lagarde (ECB): Recent Statements & EUR/USD Impact
ECB President · recent tone: hawkish
Christine Lagarde is President of the European Central Bank. She chairs the Governing Council and delivers the post-decision press conferences — the single most market-moving communication event on the euro-area calendar.
Her guidance on the policy-rate path and the balance of inflation risks sets the tone for euro rate expectations and, through them, EUR/USD. The feed below tracks her recent statements, speeches, and press remarks, each linked to our full commentary.
Recent statements
Speeches, interviews, and policy remarks — newest first, each with our full commentary
- INVESTINGLIVE
Lagarde defends June rate hike as core inflation and supply shock persist
Lagarde's insistence that the June hike remains appropriate even under a more favourable Middle East scenario signals the ECB is prioritising underlying inflation persistence over a peace dividend from the Iran ceasefire, limiting scope for near-term dovish repricing. The modest
- ECB PRESSHawkish
Christine Lagarde: Interview with Les Échos
INTERVIEW Interview with Les Échos Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Guillaume Benoit and Christophe Jakubyszyn on 24 June 2026 2 July 2026 On 11 June, the ECB raised its key interest rates. Do you still think that was the right decision, given
- INVESTINGLIVE
Warsh, Lagarde and Bailey signal joint retreat from forward guidance at Sintra
A coordinated retreat from forward guidance across the Fed, ECB, BOE and BOC raises the odds of choppier price action around future policy meetings, since markets will have fewer explicit signals to anchor rate expectations. Traders who have relied on dot plots and guidance langu
- INVESTINGLIVE
Federal Reserve Chair Warsh is speaking on Wednesday
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh will participate in a panel discussion with the President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal. 1200 GMT 0800 U
- BIS SPEECHESHawkish
Christine Lagarde: Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
Speech by Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Brussels, 22 June 2026.
- ING THINK
FX Daily: No doves in Sintra
Articles FX Daily: No doves in Sintra 07:55 FX Share X LinkedIn E-mail Copy link Share X LinkedIn E-mail Copy link Download We expect communication by ECB speakers in Sintra to broadly endorse expectations for another hike this year after Lagarde’s measured opening remarks.
- ECB PRESSHawkish
Christine Lagarde: Back to basics in an uncertain environment
SPEECH Back to basics in an uncertain environment Introductory speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the ECB Forum on Central Banking 2026 “Shaping Europe's future: innovation, growth and stability” in Sintra, Portugal Sintra, 29 June 2026 It is a pleasure to welc
- ING THINK
Rates Spark: Gilts don’t like political uncertainty
Articles Rates Spark: Gilts don’t like political uncertainty 07:45 Rates Share X LinkedIn E-mail Copy link Share X LinkedIn E-mail Copy link Download Mixed signals from Christine Lagarde are suggesting a more balanced view from the ECB, potentially with more focus on growth after
- GOOGLE NEWS · AUD/USD
Euro falls as USD gains on Iran optimism, Lagarde tempers ECB hawks - TMGM
Euro falls as USD gains on Iran optimism, Lagarde tempers ECB hawks TMGM
- GOOGLE NEWS · EUR/USD
Euro falls as USD gains on Iran optimism, Lagarde tempers ECB hawks - FXStreet
Euro falls as USD gains on Iran optimism, Lagarde tempers ECB hawks FXStreet
- GOOGLE NEWS · AUD/USD
Euro falls as USD gains on Iran optimism, Lagarde tempers ECB hawks - FXStreet
Euro falls as USD gains on Iran optimism, Lagarde tempers ECB hawks FXStreet
- ECB PRESSHawkish
Christine Lagarde: Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
SPEECH Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Brussels, 22 June 2026 It is a pleasure to re
- BIS SPEECHESBalanced
Christine Lagarde: Money in transition
Opening speech by Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, at the ECB conference on "Money in transition: digitalisation and innovation in payments", Frankfurt am Main, 15 June 2026.
- GOOGLE NEWS · EUR/USD
Fed's Hawkish Pivot Under Warsh Cracks EURUSD Below 1.15 as ECB's Lagarde Holds Back - InteractiveCrypto
Fed's Hawkish Pivot Under Warsh Cracks EURUSD Below 1.15 as ECB's Lagarde Holds Back InteractiveCrypto
- ECB PRESSBalanced
Christine Lagarde: Money in transition
SPEECH Money in transition Opening speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the ECB conference on “Money in transition: digitalisation and innovation in payments” Frankfurt am Main, 15 June 2026 Eight centuries ago, the fairs of Champagne were where Europe settled it
- INVESTINGLIVE
ECB President Lagarde welcomes US-Iran peace deal, remains wary of second-round effects
We can only welcome what a peace deal means for Hormuz We have started to see second-round effects We are looking very closely at services ECB President Christine Lagarde struck a cautiously optimistic tone welcoming the inflation relief that could stem from easing geopolitical t
- DESK NOTE
Lagarde keeps the door open for further ECB rate hikes
https://think.ing.com/articles/ecb-after-press-conference-jun26-meeting/
- ECB PRESSHawkish
Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement
MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT PRESS CONFERENCE Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, Boris Vujčić, Vice-President of the ECB Frankfurt am Main, 11 June 2026 Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference. The Governing Council is committed to setting
- INVESTINGLIVE
ECB's Lagarde: Risks to the growth outlook are to the downside
Some indicators of underlying inflation have been driven higher by energy shock Firms are getting ready to pass on higher input prices Households in solid financial position Consumption is a driver of growth The conflict is weighing on activity Domestic demand weaker than project
- ING THINK
Lagarde keeps the door open for further ECB rate hikes
Articles Lagarde keeps the door open for further ECB rate hikes 15:24 Share X LinkedIn E-mail Copy link Share X LinkedIn E-mail Copy link Download European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's comments at the press conference kept the door to further rate hikes open Carsten
Why Christine's statements move EUR/USD
ECB communication shapes euro-area rate expectations, and rate differentials are the primary macro driver of EUR/USD. To see how bank forecasts price the pair, read the EUR/USD bank consensus alongside the full ECB profile — policy-rate trajectory, meeting calendar, and cross-firm coverage.
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