ECB’s Schnabel: High costs passed through to consumers more quickly when economy resilient
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Comments from the ECB’s Schnabel cross the wires: High costs passed through to consumers more quickly when economy resilient. Robust credit dynamics suggest that financial conditions are not yet restrictive. Possible economy responds more to the recent global yield rise than assu
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