ECB policymaker Kazaks says the ECB is ready to act again if needed
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I still see upside risks to inflation The ECB is ready to act again if needed The ECB can move gradually ECB's Kazaks said that inflation risks in the Eurozone remain tilted to the upside despite improving geopolitical conditions following the recent US-Iran agreement. His remark
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