President Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions – 12 December 2024

Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy, determining what’s needed to return inflation to our 2% goal in a timely manner.

Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers:
• how the economy is performing
• how we expect prices to develop
• the risks to the economic outlook
• the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions

Published and recorded during our press conference on 12 December 2024

Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 12 December 2024
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…december.en.html

Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos: Monetary policy statement, 12 December 2024
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…143b3bc8.en.html

Monetary policy decisions, 12 December 2024
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/20…cab6e51e.en.html

Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 12 December 2024
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Macroeconomic projections, 12 December 2024
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projection…a06224a5.en.html

European Central Bank
www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html

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