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Aggregated year-end forecasts, scenario shifts, and curated analyst notes from 36 institutional desks. No promotion.
FX BANK FORECAST · COVERAGE
Aggregated year-end forecasts, scenario shifts, and curated analyst notes from 36 institutional desks. No promotion.
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.
Speeches, interviews, and policy remarks — newest first, each with our full commentary
https://think.ing.com/articles/lagardes-comments-at-press-conference-clearly-point-to-september-rate-hike/
Articles Lagarde’s comments at the press conference clearly point to September rate hike Published 14:39 Share X LinkedIn E-mail Copy link Share X LinkedIn E-mail Copy link Download Our take-away from the press conference: the European Central Bank has again turned more hawkish,
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.
MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT PRESS CONFERENCE Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, Boris Vujčić, Vice-President of the ECB Frankfurt am Main, 23 July 2026 Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference. The Governing Council today decided to keep th