ECB President Lagarde: By the time we have our forecasting meetings, we have more data.

ECB President Lagarde: Cannot commit to deciding interest rates only at meetings with (economic) forecasts.

Houthi leader: Actions against Israel with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq will intensify.

ECB President Lagarde: Wages drive up service prices.

ECB President Christine Lagarde: The wage issue is extremely important.

ECB President Lagarde: But not too confident about the extent of the bumps.

ECB President Christine Lagarde: Some bumps in the road to fighting inflation are to be expected, such as base effects.

ECB President Lagarde: There is uncertainty about the speed and timing of interest rate cuts.

ECB President Lagarde: We are removing a certain amount of restrictions.

ECB President Lagarde: Our policy is more restrictive in actual conditions than it was last September.

ECB President Lagarde: It is impossible to confirm whether the interest rate cut process is underway.

ECB President Lagarde: We need sufficient data to make further decisions.

Polish Central Bank Governor Glapinski: We purchased 5 tons of gold in 2024.

ECB President Lagarde: The ECB is ready to adjust all its tools as needed.

Polish Central Bank Governor Glapinski: We have increased our gold reserves.

ECB President Lagarde: Eurozone banks remain resilient.

ECB President Lagarde: Near-term growth risks are balanced.

ECB President Lagarde: Risks to economic growth in the medium term are tilted downward.

ECB President Lagarde: Wage growth will gradually slow this year.