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Chief economist update: ECB gives PEPP talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... underlying inflation pressures, it confirms that the medium-term inflation outlook remains broadly unchanged from the staff projections in December 2020 and below our inflation aim" because "underlying price pressures remain subdued in the context of ...

Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... given that inflation remains below target and is forecasts to remain so over the coming years. The December staff projections place HICP inflation at 1.5% in 2017, 1.4% in 2018, 1.5% in 2019 and 1.7% in 2020. As the ECB stressed in its December 2017 ...

Euro strength is a source of weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... growth and inflation. It's so important that the medium-term outlook for inflation was revised downward in the staff projections mainly due to the appreciation of the exchange rate, which means that we will have to take into account this element in our ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... in March) in 2016, 1.7% in 2017 (unchanged from March) and 1.7% in 2018 (down from 1.8% predicted in March). Staff projections for HICP inflation is for 0.2% this year (up from 0.1% foreseen in March), 1.3% next year and 1.6% in 2018 - both unchanged ...

Help is on its way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... president Mario Draghi still gave himself a bit of wiggle room not to act (or defer action) - "after having seen the Staff projections that will come out in early June" - he did none of that when he delivered his keynote address to the ECB's annual Forum ...

Growth and consequence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... discussion, I would say that the Governing Council is comfortable with acting next time but before we want to see the Staff projections that we come out with in early June. There is consensus about being dissatisfied with the projected path of inflation ...

Action! in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... discussion, I would say that the Governing Council is comfortable with acting next time but before we want to see the Staff projections that we come out with in early June. There is consensus about being dissatisfied with the projected path of inflation ...

US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... it will remain vigilant against inflation. The ECB decision came on the heels of revisions to ECB quarterly staff projections. The projections downgraded the estimate for 2008 growth to 1.5 per cent from the previous estimate of 1.9 per cent. Eurozone ...
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