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🚨 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Lagarde says the ECB debated a hike today and the situation could have warranted one

October 29, 2026 · 2 min read · Pardip Bansal

🚨 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Lagarde says the ECB debated a hike today and the situation could have warranted one

  • πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί At her press conference Lagarde said the Governing Council debated whether a rate hike was appropriate and that the situation could have warranted one, but it held unanimously on uncertainty and unchanged underlying inflation (newswires, )
  • She said the ECB is well placed to wait, the sense of direction is clear, and an information-rich six weeks, with staff projections, two inflation prints, GDP, wages and PMIs, will shape December, where underlying inflation will weigh heavily (newswires, )

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