ECB’s Lagarde: Underlying inflation remains consistent
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said that growth in economic activity should benefit from increased household spending and a resilient labor market, testifying before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, in Brussels on Wednesday.
Key takeaways
Growth in economic activity should benefit from increased household spending and a resilient and more inclusive labour market.
Indicators of underlying inflation remain consistent with our 2% medium-term target.
We expect inflation to stay around our 2% target in the coming months.
To respond flexibly to new challenges as they arise and will consider, as needed, new policy instruments in the pursuit of its price stability objective.”
Euro Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the US Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.28% | -0.86% | -0.34% | -0.25% | -0.48% | -0.47% | -0.29% | |
| EUR | 0.28% | -0.59% | -0.04% | 0.03% | -0.21% | -0.19% | -0.01% | |
| GBP | 0.86% | 0.59% | 0.54% | 0.63% | 0.39% | 0.40% | 0.58% | |
| JPY | 0.34% | 0.04% | -0.54% | 0.09% | -0.14% | -0.14% | 0.05% | |
| CAD | 0.25% | -0.03% | -0.63% | -0.09% | -0.23% | -0.23% | -0.04% | |
| AUD | 0.48% | 0.21% | -0.39% | 0.14% | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.19% | |
| NZD | 0.47% | 0.19% | -0.40% | 0.14% | 0.23% | -0.01% | 0.18% | |
| CHF | 0.29% | 0.01% | -0.58% | -0.05% | 0.04% | -0.19% | -0.18% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).
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