ECB could face risk of falling behind curve, Villeroy says

ECB could face risk of falling behind the curve, Villeroy says
The European Central Bank could undershoot its inflation target, especially if growth remains sluggish, and the bank could then be at risk of acting too late in unwinding past rate hikes, French central bank chief Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday.
ECB’s Villeroy Urges Agility on Rates to Not Fall Behind Curve
The European Central Bank must be agile with further interest-rate cuts to avoid the risk of acting too slowly, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau.
ECB Could Cut Rates by Half a Point If Job Market Weakens, Centeno Says
The governor of the Bank of Portugal, who is also a member of the ECB governing council, said that interest rates could be reduced more boldly if the labor market weakens and inflation trends below target.
ECB's Centeno Sees Risk of Undershooting Inflation Goal, Wants Gradual Rate Cuts
LISBON (Reuters) - Inflation in the euro zone has slowed to converge with the European Central Bank's 2% target and the risk now is undershooting the goal, which could stifle growth, ECB policymaker Mario Centeno told an event in Washington on Tuesday.
Euro Falls to Two-Month Low as Traders Boost ECB Rate-Cut Bets
The euro extended declines to trade at the lowest since early August amid bets the European Central Bank will keep lowering interest rates to support the bloc’s faltering economy.
ECB must be agile to not fall behind rate cut curve, Villeroy says
The ECB cut rates three times already this year from a record high and markets now see cuts at each of its next four or five meetings as growth is flatlining around zero and inflation is lower than forecast.

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