ECB policymaker Escriva says the ECB needs to monitor for second-round effects on wages
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We need to monitor for second-round effects on wages Latest ECB wage growth tracker points to stable wage growth ECB's Escriva said the central bank needs to closely monitor whether higher prices begin feeding into wages. The latest ECB wage tracker points to relatively stable an
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