Villeroy suggests cutting rates to address inflation concerns promptly

CNBC April 18, 2024, 02:00 PM UTC

Summary: ECB policymaker François Villeroy de Galhau suggests cutting interest rates in June to prevent falling behind the inflation curve. He emphasizes the importance of acting timely to avoid economic repercussions. The ECB recently hinted at a rate cut due to cooling inflation. Villeroy's stance is supported by concerns of being too late in addressing inflation. ECB held rates steady but signaled readiness to lower them if needed.

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  4. [4.4]
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  5. [3.9]
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  6. [4.0]
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  7. [4.9]
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  8. [4.4]
    Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East threaten rate cut (CNBC)
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  9. [4.5]
    IMF predicts minimal global recession risk, raises growth outlook (CNBC)
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  10. [5.0]
    ECB plans rate cuts pending major shocks, monitoring oil (CNBC)
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  11. [3.0]
    ECB maintains 4% rate, plans cuts in June (Financial Times)
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  12. [4.1]
    ECB hints at possible rate cut in June (CNBC)
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  13. [3.0]
    ECB holds rates at 4%, hints at future cut (Financial Times)
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  14. [3.6]
    DeAnne Julius predicts Fed will cut rates before ECB (CNBC)
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  15. [4.8]
    Jerome Powell addresses rising supercore inflation exceeding 2% (CNBC)
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  16. [4.1]
    Fed cautious about inflation, plans rate cut in 2024 (CNBC)
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